152 quotes
If I had known it was harmless
I would have killed it myself.
A Scanner Darkly (1977)
I always felt uneasy as to how they would view us. I mean, maybe they wouldn't want to lead us.
I like her; I could watch her the rest of my life. She has breasts that smile.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
That is the best in humanity, there; that is who and what I love.
Introduction to The Golden Man (1980)
This one fact alone, Rachmael reflected, should have frightened the rational citizen. But—
The people did not know. The media had not reported it.
Lies, Inc (1984)
They wanted to have a good time, but they were like children playing in the street; they could see one after another of them being killed—run over, maimed, destroyed—but they continued to play anyhow.
A Scanner Darkly (1977)
I don't agree with any ideas he puts forth in his writing, but that is neither here nor there.
Introduction to The Golden Man (1980)
On their own, without training, individuals know how to deal out the lethal sentence, but training is required to deal out the second.
VALIS (1981)
So that’s that, Barney said to himself. I violated Rule One of career-oriented functioning: never tell your superior something he doesn’t want to hear.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)
There is evil! It's actual, like cement.
The Man in the High Castle (1962)
We hypostasize information into objects.
VALIS (1981)
The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.
How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later (1978)
Certainly it constitutes bad news if the people who agree with you are buggier than batshit.
VALIS (1981)
They think they are free because they have never been free, and do not know what it means.
The Divine Invasion (1981)
Insanity — to have to construct a picture of one's life, by making inquiries of others.
Martian Time-Slip (1964)
But an artist, he realized. Or rather so-called artist. Bohemian. That’s closer to it. The artistic life without the talent.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)
When two people dream the same dream, it ceases to be an illusion.
Lies, Inc (1984)
Dilemma of a civilized man; body mobilized but danger obscure.
The Man in the High Castle (1962)
God is either powerless, stupid or he doesn't give a shit.
VALIS (1981)
You're a goldmine of misinformation.
Lies, Inc (1984)