I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.

Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter

Attributed in Richard Dawkins, “A Lament for Douglas Adams,” The Guardian (2001-05-13)
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Memorial to his friend, Adams; later collected in The Salmon of Doubt, Part 4 "Epilogue" (2002) [ed. Peter Guzzardi]. Many variants exist, e.g., "What I love the most about deadlines is the whooshing sound they make as they go by."