# Quote — Philip K. Dick, Lies, Inc.

> The merest presence of life, even the smallest possible quantity of volition, desire and intent was enough to reverse the process by which the eternal landscape of hell made itself known.

- Author: [Philip K. Dick](https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-k-dick.md)
- Book: [Lies, Inc.](https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-k-dick/lies-inc.md)
- Page: 79
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick#Lies,_Inc._(1984)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-k-dick/lies-inc/the-merest-presence

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