Douglas Adams (author)

Line from the first page of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:

The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.

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In true Douglas fashion, he advocated using exercise as a way of combating his depression, then died of a massive heart attack at age 49 while at the gym. Because of where he was living at the time (Santa Barbara, 2001), Adams actually was carrying a towel when he died. Many of his fans find this to be very bittersweet.