The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Reading this is like being tucked into a warm bed and feeling absolutely comfortable.

A few favorite lines from this readthrough:

* “However, no one knew quite why it did this because it invariably delivered a cupful of liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.”

* ...“the recession came and we decided it would save a lot of bother if we just slept through it.”

* “Ten million years of planning and work gone just like that. Ten million years, Earthman, can you conceive of that kind of time span? A galactic civilization could grow from a single worm five times over in that time. Gone.” He paused. “Well, that's bureaucracy for you.”

* “What does it matter? Science has achieved some wonderful things, of course, but I'd far rather be happy than right any day.“

* “And I write novels!” chimed in the other cop. “Though I haven't had any of them published yet, so I better warn you, I'm in a meeeean mood!”

* “...an acute attack of no curiosity.”