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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1968. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco, where Earth's life has been greatly damaged by a nuclear global war. Most animal species are endangered or extinct from extreme radiation poisoning, so that owning an animal is now a sign of status and empathy, an attitude encouraged towards animals. The book served as the primary basis for the 1982 film Blade Runner, and many elements and themes from it were used in its 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049.


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Philip K. Dick photo
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“My schedule for today lists a six-hour self-accusatory depression.”

Source: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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Philip K. Dick photo
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“Emigrate or Degenerate.”

Source: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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Philip K. Dick photo
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“I'd like to see you move up to the goat class, where I think you belong.”

Source: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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Philip K. Dick photo
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“The electric things have their life too. Paltry as those lives are.”

Source: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), Chapter 22 (p. 241)

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Philip K. Dick photo

“'“Everything is true”, he said. “Everything anybody has ever thought.””

Source: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), Chapter 20 (p. 227)

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“Maybe I shouldn’t have told you—about it being electrical.”

She put her hand out, touched his arm; she felt guilty, seeing the effect it had on him, the change.
”No,” Rick said. “I’m glad to know. Or rather—” He became silent. “I’d prefer to know.”
Source: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), Chapter 22 (p. 241)

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