152 quotes
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later (1978)
My major preoccupation is the question, 'What is reality?'
You must beware of seeing malice behind accidental injury.
Clans of the Alphane Moon (1964)
You’re not just out of your body; you’re out of your mind, too.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)
The church of my choice is the free, open world.
Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (1974)
Man's society is an ecology that forces adaptation to it.
The Variable Man (1952)
Obviously it’s impossible to do business with you Homo sapiens; you’re adept, polished liars.
The Crack in Space (1966)
The highway construction truck tore up the street at forty miles an hour.
Lies, Inc (1984)
The unconscious is selective, when it learns what to listen for.
A Scanner Darkly (1977)
It’s not religious fervor; it’s just a mean, very cruel streak.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)
The representative of the drayage firm failed to move me.
Lies, Inc (1984)
I am not in a position to enjoy sexual relations.
Lies, Inc (1984)
He flushes at his presence in a comfort station.
Lies, Inc (1984)
The hopes of the woolen industry are threadbare.
Lies, Inc (1984)
In all possible universes, Monday was the same.
Eye in the Sky (1957)
The vidphone company let me off the hook.
Lies, Inc (1984)
Here, the enemy was not merely another group of human beings with a differing political persuasion; the enemy here was death.
Clans of the Alphane Moon (1964)
Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.
What The Dead Men Say (1964)
Fear, ...can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy. If you're afraid you don’t commit yourself to life completely; fear makes you always, always hold something back.
Anyhow, even if they agreed to lead us, I felt uneasy as where we would wind up going.