Ocupation: Writer
Life: March 11, 1952 - May 11, 2001
Birthday: March 11
Death: May 11
So this is it," said Arthur, "We are going to die." "Yes," said Ford, "except... no! Wait a minute!" He suddenly lunged across the chamber at something behind Arthur's line of vision. "What's this switch?" he cried. "What? Where?" cried Arthur, twisting round. "No, I was only fooling," said Ford, "we are going to die after all.
source: Douglas Adams (2012). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five”, p.55, Pan Macmillan
topic: Waiting, Vision, Lines, Chamber, Ford Prefect