741 Quotes by Philip K. Dick

A solar-battery-powered chopper marked BELOVED BRETHREN MORATORIUM waited at the edge of the Zurich field. Beside it stood a beetle-like individual wearing a Continental outfit: tweed toga, loafers, crimson sash and a purple airplane-propeller beanie. The proprietor of the moratorium minced toward Joe Chip, his gloved hand extended, as Joe stepped from the ship's ramp onto the flat ground of Earth.

La mayoría de los androides que he conocido tenían más deseo de vivir que mi esposa, piensa Deckard.

Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find.

There is evil! It's actual, like cement.I can't believe it. I can't stand it.Evil is not a view ... it's an ingredient in us. In the world. Poured over us, filtering into our bodies, minds, hearts, into the pavement itself.

When do I see a photograph, when a reflection?

We are all insects. Groping towards something terrible or divine.

It’s not just the drive. They’re right out front. Everywhere. Waiting for me. All day and night.”“Who are, dear?”“Robots selling things. As soon as I set down the ship. Robots and visual-audio ads. They dig right into a man’s brain. They follow people around until they die.

If this place were closer to Terra there’d be empty beer cans and plastic plates strewn around. The trees would be gone. There’d be old jet motors in the water. The beaches would stink to high heaven. Terran Development would have a couple of million little plastic houses set up everywhere.

Si este lugar estuviera màs próximo a Terra, habría latas de cerveza vacias y platos de plástico por todas partes. Los árboles habrían desaparecido. Habría motores a reacción viejos tirados en el agua. Las playas despedirían un hedor de mil demonios. Construcciones Terranas habría instalado ya un par de millones de pequeñas casas de plástico.