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

Philip K. Dick

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Nature of reality

Speaker

Philip K. Dick

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Definition

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United States

Authentication Score 3

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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