The Answer
"The room was much as Slartibartfast had described it. In seven and a half million years it had been well looked after and cleaned regularly every century or so… 'Shhh,' said Loonquawl with a slight gesture, 'I think Deep Thought is preparing to speak!…' 'The answer to the Great Question… of Life, the Universe and Everything... is Forty-two…' It was a long time before anyone spoke… 'We're going to get lynched, aren't we? (Phouchg) whispered."
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, pg 118-120