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The pain, the cut in his scalp, so unexpected and undeserved, had for some reason cleared away the cobwebs. It flashed on him instantly that he didn't hate the kitchen cabinet: he hated his wife, his two daughters, his whole house, the back yard with its power mower, the garage, the radiant heating system, the front yard, the fence, the whole fucking place and everyone in it.

— Philip K. Dick A Scanner Darkly (1977)

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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?'

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Clans of the Alphane Moon (1964)

You’re not just out of your body; you’re out of your mind, too.

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The church of my choice is the free, open world.

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