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 t

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." - Ubik, Philip K Dick, 1969 https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7444685-the-door-refused-to-open-it-said-five-cents-please https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7444685-the-door-refused-to...