# Quote — Jack Vance, Rhialto the Marvellous

> Ildefonse said ponderously: "If your analysis is correct, we must undertake to secure the future against this pangynic nightmare."

- Author: [Jack Vance](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-vance.md)
- Book: [Rhialto the Marvellous](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-vance/rhialto-the-marvellous.md)
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