Jack Vance Quote

"A natural scientist, examining a single atom, might well be able to asserevate the structure and history of the entire universe!" : Bah!" muttered Hurtiancz. "By the same token, a sensible man need lisen to but a single word in order to recognize the whole for egregious nonsense."

"Morreion", Ch. 8 - Quotations and text from the Dying Earth novels - Rhialto the Marvellous (1984)