“You have to study a great deal to know a little.”
Montesquieu (1689–1755) French social commentator and political thinker
Source: Pensées et Fragments Inédits de Montesquieu (1899), I
“You have seen these things. You know a great deal. And you are not coordinated with the new configuration.”
— Philip K. Dick, book Adjustment Team
Adjustment Team (1954)
Context: "I get the picture." His voice was almost inaudible. A chilling premonition moved through him. "I was supposed to be changed like the others. But I guess something went wrong."
"Something went wrong. An error occurred. And now a serious problem exists. You have seen these things. You know a great deal. And you are not coordinated with the new configuration."
"Gosh," Ed muttered. "Well, I won't tell anybody." Cold sweat poured off him. "You can count on that. I'm as good as changed."
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