“Freedom," he said out loud... "I can't cope with it"..”

“We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem.”

“He giggled and sniggered. He would have laughed out loud but he didn't have the room.”

“Ford Prefect suppressed a little giggle of evil satisfaction, realized that he had no reason to suppress it, and laughed out loud, a wicked laugh.”

“You come to me for advice, but you can't cope with anything you don't recognize. Hmmm. So we'll have to tell you something you already know but make it sound like news, eh Well, business as usual , I suppose.”

“Arthur shook his head and sat down. He looked up.“I thought you must be dead …” he said simply.“So did I for a while,” said Ford, “and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. I kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic.”

“How do you feel?" he asked him."Like a military academy," said Arthur. "Bits of me keep on passing out.”