Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

Philip K. Dick

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Topic

Nature of reality

Speaker

Philip K. Dick

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Dick, Phillip. "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later." 1978, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, USA. Speech.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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