Philip K. Dick: Frasi in inglese

Philip K. Dick era scrittore di Fantascienza statunitense. Frasi in inglese.
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““Maybe I shouldn’t have told you—about it being electrical.” She put her hand out, touched his arm; she felt guilty, seeing the effect it had on him, the change.
”No,” Rick said. “I’m glad to know. Or rather—” He became silent. “I’d prefer to know.””

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Philip K. Dick libro Il cacciatore di androidi

Origine: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), Chapter 22 (p. 241)

“We should celebrate,” Rita said.
“Yes. I'm where I wanted to be.” Benteley sipped the remains of his drink. “Working for the Directorate. Sworn in to the Quizmaster. That’s what I set out for, that day. It seems like a long time ago. Well, I've finally arrived.” He gazed down at his glass and was silent.
“How do you feel?”

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Philip K. Dick libro Solar Lottery

“Not much different.”
Origine: Solar Lottery (1955), Chapter 16 (p. 176)

“The hymns were unfamiliar to him, but he quickly picked up the general beat. The hymns had a redundant simplicity; the same phrases and tones appeared and reappeared. The same monotonous ideas, repeated indefinitely. The appetite of (Tetragrammaton) was insatiable, he concluded. A childish, nebulous personality that required constant praise—and in the most obvious terms. Quick to anger, (Tetragrammaton) was equally quick to sink into euphoria, was eager and ready to lap up these blatant flatteries.
A balance. A method of lulling the Deity. But what a delicate mechanism. Danger for everyone…The easily-aroused Presence that was always nearby. Always listening.”

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Philip K. Dick libro Eye in the Sky

Origine: Eye in the Sky (1957), Chapter 7 (pp. 97-98)

“An EEG of a person watching TV shows that after about half an hour the brain decides that nothing is happening, and it goes into a hypnoidal twilight state, emitting alpha waves. This is because there is such little eye motion.”

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"How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later" (1978)

“I will never fully understand; that is the nature of such creatures. Or is this Inner Truth now, this that is happening to me? I will wait. I will see. Which it is. Perhaps it is both.”

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Philip K. Dick libro La svastica sul sole

The Man in the High Castle (1962)

“Are we to assist it in gaining power in order to save our lives? Is that the paradox of our earthly situation?”

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Philip K. Dick libro La svastica sul sole

The Man in the High Castle (1962)

“(Hawthorne Abendsen) told us about our own world. This, what's around us now. He wants us to see it for what it is. And I do, and more so each moment.”

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Philip K. Dick libro La svastica sul sole

The Man in the High Castle (1962)

“You saw something you were not supposed to see — something few elements have been aware of, let alone witnessed.”

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Philip K. Dick libro Adjustment Team

Adjustment Team (1954)

“I did not attend the services, because it seems to me, as Pythagoras says, the body is the tomb of the soul and that by being born a person has already begun to die.”

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Philip K. Dick libro Confessions of a Crap Artist

Confessions of a Crap Artist (1959)

“We have entered a Moment when we are alone. We cannot get assistance, as before. Well, Mr. Tagomi thought, perhaps that too is good. Or can be made good. One must still try to find the Way.”

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Philip K. Dick libro La svastica sul sole

The Man in the High Castle (1962)

“It was evident to Elias Tate that this was the government. First they shake hands with you, he thought, and then they murder you.”

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Philip K. Dick The Divine Invasion

The Divine Invasion (1981)

““Time to get up,” he informed her. “Don’t you hear the Almighty bellowing in the living room?”
“What’s he saying?” Marsha murmured crossly.
“Nothing in particular. Repent or suffer eternal damnation. The usual tribal tub-thumping.””

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Philip K. Dick libro Eye in the Sky

Origine: Eye in the Sky (1957), Chapter 8 (p. 103)

“You’re a goldmine of misinformation.”

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Origine: Lies, Inc. (1984), Chapter 11 (p. 124)

“Activity does not necessarily mean life. Quasars are active. And a monk meditating is not inanimate.”

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Philip K. Dick libro Un oscuro scrutare

Origine: A Scanner Darkly (1977), Chapter 14 (p. 244)

“Well, I hate to admit it, but it is possible that there is (one) such a thing as telepathy and (two) that the CETI project's idea that we might communicate with extraterrestrial beings via telepathy is possibly a reasonable idea--if telepathy exists and if ETIs exist. Otherwise we are trying to communicate with someone who doesn't exist with a system which doesn't work.”

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Philip K. Dick libro The Dark Haired Girl

The Dark Haired Girl, (1989)

“A novelist carries with him constantly what most women carry in large purses: much that is useless, a few absolutely essential items, and then, for good measure, a great number of things that fall in between. But the novelist does not transport them physically because his trove of possessions is mental. Now and then he adds a new and entirely useless idea; now and then he reluctantly cleans out the trash -- the obviously worthless ideas -- and with a few sentimental tears sheds them. Once in a great while, however, he happens by chance onto a thoroughly stunning idea new to him that he hopes will turn out to be new to everyone else. It is this final category that dignifies his existence. But such truly priceless ideas… perhaps during his entire lifetime he may, at best, acquire only a meager few. But that is enough; he has, through them, justified his existence to himself and to his God.”

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"If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others" (1977)

“Cris didn't play fair. He had watched half an hour — then come out and thrown once. One perfect toss, one dead ringer.”

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Philip K. Dick

The Golden Man (1954)

“Can anyone alter fate? All of us combined…or one great figure…or someone strategically placed, who happens to be in the right spot. Chance. Accident. And our lives, our world, hanging on it.”

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Philip K. Dick libro La svastica sul sole

The Man in the High Castle (1962)