The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by douglas adams . Quote In the beginning the Universe was created . This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move . Another QuoteFlying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss . 3 rd QuoteCuriously enough , the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no , not again . Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the Universe than we do now . Also turns out that the answer to the great question of life , the universe and everything is 42 and that a Towel is the most important and useful thing a man could have . This might as well be , in my opinion one of the best book series ever written not just in the scifi category but in general .