Said Quotes by Philip K. Dick

13 Said quotes by Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick's speculative worlds hinge on paradoxes, and his use of 'Said' can tilt reality. These 13 snippets give a quick taste of his mind‑bending narrative style.

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“There is no Pris,” he said. “Only Rachael Rosen, over and over again.”

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Amazed, Fat said, "She's decomposing and yet she's still giving birth?" "Only to monsters," Dr. Stone said.

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“I will go, he said to himself. Before I die I'll see Mars.”

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I love you,' Rachael said. 'If I entered a room and found a sofa covered with your hide I'd score very high…

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Everything is true,' he said. 'Everything anybody has ever thought.' 'Will you be all right?' 'I'll be all right,' he said, and…

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You know what the doctor said to me to cheer me up?" Fat said. "There are worse diseases than cancer." "Did he…

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It has been said of dreams that they are a 'controlled psychosis,' or, put another way, a psychosis is a dream breaking…

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You mean old books?" "Stories written before space travel but about space travel." "How could there have been stories about space travel…

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A lot can be said for the infinite mercies of God, but the smarts of a good pharmacist, when you get down…

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Maybe I'll go where I can see stars, he said to himself as the car gained velocity and altitude; it headed away…

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Do you have information that there's an android in the cast? I'd be glad to help you, and if I were an…

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In one of the most brilliant papers in the English language Hume made it clear that what we speak of as 'causality'…

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God is dead,' Nick said. 'They found his carcass in 2019. Floating in space near Alpha.' 'They found the remains of an…

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