"The wisest people are the clowns, like Harpo……" — Philip K. Dick
"The wisest people are the clowns, like Harpo Marx, who would not speak. If I could have anything I want I would like God to listen to what Harpo was not saying, and understand why Harpo would not talk."
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181 Quotes by Philip K. Dick
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