SLARTIBARTFAST: Perhaps I’m old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied.

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

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Phase 1, “Fit the 4th” (BBC Radio) (1978-03-29)

The same text is found in the book form, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, ch. 30 (1979).