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A weird time in which we are alive. We can travel anywhere we want, even to other planets. And for what? To sit day after day, declining in morale and hope.

Philip K. Dick

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Philip K. Dick
Age: 53 †
Born: 1928
Born: December 16
Died: 1982
Died: March 2
Essayist
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Philosopher
Science Fiction Writer
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Philip Kindred Dick
Philip Dick
Richard Phillips
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Filip K. Dik
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