Philip K. Dick Quote
The door refused to open. It said, Five cents, please. He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. I’ll pay you tomorrow, he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. What I pay you, he informed it, is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you.I think otherwise, the door said. Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt.In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip.You discover I’m right, the door said. It sounded smug.From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt’s money-gulping door.I’ll sue you, the door said as the first screw fell out.Joe Chip said, I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.
The door refused to open. It said, Five cents, please. He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. I’ll pay you tomorrow, he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. What I pay you, he informed it, is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you.I think otherwise, the door said. Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt.In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip.You discover I’m right, the door said. It sounded smug.From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt’s money-gulping door.I’ll sue you, the door said as the first screw fell out.Joe Chip said, I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.