Quote by: Philip K. Dick

Maybe each human being lives in a unique world, a private world different from those inhabited and experienced by all other humans. . . If reality differs from person to person, can we speak of reality singular, or shouldn't we really be talking about plural realities? And if there are plural realities, are some more true (more real) than others? What about the world of a schizophrenic? Maybe it's as real as our world. Maybe we cannot say that we are in touch with reality and he is not, but should instead say, His reality is so different from ours that he can't explain his to us, and we can't explain ours to him. The problem, then, is that if subjective worlds are experienced too differently, there occurs a breakdown in communication ... and there is the real illness.


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Author Bio


  • NamePhilip K. Dick
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • AliasesRichard Phillips; Jack Dowland; Philip Kindred Dick
  • BornDecember 16, 1928
  • DiedMarch 2, 1982
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Essayist; Science Fiction Writer
  • WorksUbik; Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?; The Man In The High Castle; A Scanner Darkly; Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said; VALIS Trilogy; Second Variety
  • AwardsJohn W. Campbell Memorial Award For Best Science Fiction Novel; Hugo Award For Best Novel; Science Fiction Hall Of Fame; BSFA Award For Best Novel; Hugo Award