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A quotation from Doctor Who

   THE DOCTOR: To the rational mind, nothing is inexplicable; only unexplained.
   LEELA: So explain to me how this “TARDIS” is larger on the inside than the out?
   THE DOCTOR: Hmm? All right, I’ll show you. It’s because insides and outsides are not in the same dimension. [holds up two black cubes of different sizes] Which box is larger?
   LEELA: [points to the larger of the two] That one.
   THE DOCTOR: Alright. [places the larger cube on the console, walks over next to Leela, holds up the smaller one] Now, which is larger?
   LEELA: [scoffs, points at the cube on the console] That one!
   THE DOCTOR: But it looks smaller.
   LEELA: Well, that’s because it’s further away!
   THE DOCTOR: Exactly! If you could keep that exactly that distance away, and have it here, the large one would fit inside the small one.
   LEELA: That’s silly.
   THE DOCTOR: That’s trans-dimensional engineering: a key Time Lord discovery!

Doctor Who (1963-1989) British science fiction television series, original run (BBC)
14×05 “The Robots of Death,” Part 1 (1977-01-29) [w. Chris Boucher]

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A quotation from Terence Dicks

   THE BRIGADIER: Well, naturally enough, the only country that could be trusted with such a role was Great Britain.
   THE DOCTOR: Naturally. I mean, the rest were all foreigners.
   THE BRIGADIER: Exactly.

Terrance Dicks (1935-2019) English screenwriter, author [pseud. Robin Bland]
Doctor Who (1963), 12×01 “Robot,” Part 3 (1975-01-11)

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