The kakapo is a bird out of time. If you look one in its large, round,…

Douglas Adams
462 citations
The kakapo is a bird out of time. If you look one in its large, round, greeny-brown face, it has a look of serenely innocent incomprehension that makes you want to hug it and tell it that everything will be all right, thought you know that it probably will not be. ✨ Last Chance To See.
Thought Time
25

More Author Quotes

Ghastly, continued Marvin, it all is. Absolutely ghastly. Just don't even talk about it. Look at this door, he said, stepping through it. The irony circuits cut in to his voice modulator as he mimick … ▶
Everybody has their moment of great opportunity in life. If you happen to miss the one you care about, then everything else becomes eerily easy. ✨ Douglas Adams (2009). Mostly Harmless, p.18, Pan Mac … ▶
Nobody likes a whistler, particularly not the divinity that shapes our ends. ✨ Douglas Adams (2012). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five, p.662, Pan Macmillan
‎If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you're in trouble, need a hand out of a corner... Yeah? Please don't hesitate to get lost. ✨ Douglas Adams (2009). The Restaurant at the End of the … ▶
Believe me, it is a great deal better to find cast-iron proof that you're innocent than to languish in a cell hoping that the police---who already think you're guilty---will find it for you. ✨ Dougla … ▶

The kakapo is a bird out of time. If you look one in its large, round, greeny-brown face, it has a look of serenely innocent incomprehension that makes you want to hug it and tell it that everything will be all right, thought you know that it probably will not be. ✨ Last Chance To See.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes