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There's nothing worse than sitting down to write a novel and saying, Well, okay, I'm going to do something of high artistic worth. It's funny.

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Douglas Adams
Age: 49 †
Born: 1952
Born: March 11
Died: 2001
Died: May 11
Comedian
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Science Fiction Writer
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Douglas Noel Adams
Douglas Noël Adams
Douglas N. Adams
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