Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Beauty Gardens Disenchanted world

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 16.

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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

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Medium
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Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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Dick, Phillip. "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later." 1978, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, USA. Speech.

Another quote about Beauty

Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?

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Time
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No. Try not. Do...or do not. There is no try.

Yoda

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

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Time
1980 1980s 20th century
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Directed by Irvin Kershner, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1980.

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Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Matthew 26:14-15

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Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 26:14-15).