# Quote — Samuel R. Delany, The Towers of Toron

> They did not realize that reality must prove itself again and again to questioners, and that it is the fantasy which goes on without contradiction, without having to prove itself under logical rigour. The idea of asking questions was almost impossible; but only almost.

- Author: [Samuel R. Delany](https://www.leafyquotes.com/samuel-r-delany.md)
- Book: [The Towers of Toron](https://www.leafyquotes.com/samuel-r-delany/the-towers-of-toron.md)
- Page: 275
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/samuel-r-delany/the-towers-of-toron/they-did-not

## More from this book

> Simply turn them loose in the haze of their own injured psyches and they will create an enemy, greater and more malignant than any a psychologist could create for them, always hidden behind their own terror.

p. 275 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/samuel-r-delany/the-towers-of-toron/simply-turn-them.md)

> I must say it’s all very interesting. But I seriously don’t believe it’s anything more than a psychotic fantasy on your part.

p. 162 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/samuel-r-delany/the-towers-of-toron/i-must-say.md)