No. You're completely wrong. I write poetry just to throw my mean, callous, heartless exterior into sharp relief.

— Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz (Martin Benson)

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9 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 2 sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:07:19.040 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

Quote context

[...]

- The humanity...

- Oh, Vogonity, sorry, of the poet's compassionate soul.

- Which strives, through the medium of the verse structure, to sublimate this, transcend that, and come to terms with the fundamental dichotomies of the other...

- And one is left with a profound and vivid insight into... into...

- Into whatever it was the poem was about. That's not bad.

- So, what you are saying, is that I just write poetry because underneath my mean and callous, heartless exterior, I just want to be loved? Is that it?

- I mean, yes. Don't we all? I mean, deep down, underneath, you know?

- No. You're completely wrong. I write poetry just to throw my mean, callous, heartless exterior into sharp relief.

- I'm going to throw you off the ship anyway. Guard. Take the prisoners to number three airlock, and throw them out.

- This is really terrific!

- Ow, let go of me, you brute.

- Don't worry, Arthur, I'll think of something.

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