--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I was hedging. I had no idea about what…" description: "\"“I was hedging. I had no idea about what would happen if I told him something about the future. Like that Siena would face a plague within a few years...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/lisa-tawn-bergren-9826_future_i-was-hedging-i-had-no-idea-about-what-w_2577412.jpg" --- # I was hedging. I had no idea about what would happen if I… ![“I was hedging. I had no idea about what would happen if I told him something about the future. Like that Siena would face a plague within a few years. And that Florence would eventually rule them. What would happen if I let such things slip? All sorts of time/space continuum stuff might come…” quote by Lisa Tawn Bergren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/lisa-tawn-bergren-9826_future_i-was-hedging-i-had-no-idea-about-what-w_2577412.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/lisa-tawn-bergren-9826_future_i-was-hedging-i-had-no-idea-about-what-w_2577412.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/lisa-tawn-bergren-9826_future_i-was-hedging-i-had-no-idea-about-what-w_2577412.jpg) > ““I was hedging. I had no idea about what would happen if I told him something about the future. Like that Siena would face a plague within a few years. And that Florence would eventually rule them. What would happen if I let such things slip? All sorts of time/space continuum stuff might come crashing down. Or maybe it wouldn’t. I should’ve watched more Star Trek as a kid.”” [Lisa Tawn Bergren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-tawn-bergren/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. She worries that revealing future events could disrupt the timeline, but doubts the impact. **In simple terms:** Fear of altering fate. Key Takeaway Consider consequences before sharing. Themes time travel ethics uncertainty Mood speculative philosophical Type ethical fiction When to use this quote - writing sci‑fi - ethical debates - personal decision‑making Key Concepts causality responsibility Questions to Reflect On - What would you reveal if you could? - How do we balance knowledge and risk? A Different Perspective Time travel logic is speculative. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Future](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/future/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [“Everything is about to go to hell very quickly, so I want one moment where we don't talk about that. 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