Philip K. Dick

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Philip Kindred Dick (1928-1982) was een Amerikaans sciencefictionschrijver.

• Werkelijkheid is dat wat, wanneer je ophoudt erin te geloven, niet weggaat.
  • "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."
  • "How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later" (1978)
  • A speech published in the collection I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon and The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick. Available online.

• Soms is gek worden de passende reactie op werkelijkheid.
  • "It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane."
  • VALIS (1981) A novel featuring Dick himself. The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.

• Het basisgereedschap voor de bewerking van de werkelijkheid is de bewerking van woorden. Wanneer je de betekenis van de woorden beheerst, kun je de mensen die de woorden moeten gebruiken beheersen.
  • "The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
  • "How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later" (1978)
  • A speech published in the collection I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon and The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick. Available online.