The first ten million years were the worst. And the second ten million years, they were the worst too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.

Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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Adversity

Speaker

Marvin the Paranoid Android

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Medium

Radio broadcast Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Adams, Douglas. "Fit the Fifth." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Primary Phase. BBC Radio 4, London, England, UK, 5 Apr. 1978.

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Adams, Douglas. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Pan Books, 1980, ch. 18.

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