As 'Hitchhiker's Guide the Galaxy' recedes into history, ... make sure they're familiar with concepts such as 42. Memes like that -- before we called them memes ...

The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it's still relevant.

In honour of Towel Day, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite quotes from Hitchhiker’s Guide. Although the book was written in 1979, you can see that they’re still pretty on point today.