Philip Kindred Dick (1928–82) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely accepted as being in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states. In his later works Dick’s thematic focus strongly reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology. He often drew upon his own life experiences in addressing the nature of drug abuse, paranoia, schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences in novels such as A Scanner Darkly and VALIS.
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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.
—Philip K. Dick
Topics: Reality, Rationality
Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.
—Philip K. Dick
Topics: Reality
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.
—Philip K. Dick
Topics: Reality, Words
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