Philip K. Dick Quotes


What is possible and what is not possible is not objectively known but is, rather, a subjective belief on the part of the author and of the reader.


Citations

Dick, Philip K. "My Definition of Science Fiction." The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings, edited by Lawrence Sutin, Pantheon Books, 1995.

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Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
  • Born: December 16, 1928
  • Died: March 2, 1982
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer: Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist

Philip Kindred Dick was an American writer known for his work in science fiction. He wrote 44 published novels and approximately 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social themes, and featured recurrent elements such as alternate realities, simulacra, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. His work was concerned with questions surrounding the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity.