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J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Sooner or later, all games become serious.

Sooner or later, all games become serious. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I think the enemy of creativity in the

I think the enemy of creativity in the world today is that so much thinking is done for you. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: This was an environment built, not for man,

This was an environment built, not for man, but for man's absence. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: If we really feared the crash, most of

If we really feared the crash, most of us would be unable to look at a car, let lone drive one. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The ragged skyline of the city resembled the

The ragged skyline of the city resembled the disturbed encephalograph of an unresolved mental crisis. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I wanted to rub the human race in

I wanted to rub the human race in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I don't think it's possible to touch people's

I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: A terrorist bomb not only killed its victims,

A terrorist bomb not only killed its victims, but forced a violent rift through time and space, and ruptured the logic that held the world together. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: People no longer need enemies--in this millennium their

People no longer need enemies--in this millennium their great dream is to become victims. Only their psychopathies can set them free... — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The human race sleepwalked to oblivion, thinking only

The human race sleepwalked to oblivion, thinking only of the corporate logos on it's shroud. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: In effect, the apartment block was a small

In effect, the apartment block was a small vertical city, its two thousand inhabitants boxed up into the sky.j.g. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: This isn't just a shopping mall. It's more

This isn't just a shopping mall. It's more like ... "
"A religious experience?"
"Exactly! It's like going to church ... — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Within half an hour almost all the women

Within half an hour almost all the women were drunk, a yardstick Laing had long used to measure the success of a party. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Let the psychotics take over. They alone understood

Let the psychotics take over. They alone understood what was happening. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: If I don't write, I begin to feel

If I don't write, I begin to feel unsettled and uneasy, as I gather people do who are not allowed to dream. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I admired anyone who could unsettle people.

I admired anyone who could unsettle people. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The look of a man who had made

The look of a man who had made the devil's bargain and knew he had lost. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Almost pedantically, she added: They're not really bombs

Almost pedantically, she added: They're not really bombs
they're acoustic provocations. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The Internet is an amazing development.

The Internet is an amazing development. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Novelists should be like scientists, dissecting the cadaver.

Novelists should be like scientists, dissecting the cadaver. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The staircase was deserted - the higher up

The staircase was deserted - the higher up the building the more reluctant were the residents to use the stairs, as if this in some way demeaned them. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Psychiatrists the dominant lay priesthood since the First

Psychiatrists the dominant lay priesthood since the First World War ... — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Each man is an island unto itself" -

Each man is an island unto itself" - Strangman — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Curiously, there are many perfect short stories, but

Curiously, there are many perfect short stories, but no perfect novels. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Deep assignments run through all our lives; there

Deep assignments run through all our lives; there are no coincidences. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: An arts degree is like a diploma in

An arts degree is like a diploma in origami. And about as much use. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Sooner or later, everything turns into television.

Sooner or later, everything turns into television. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: By the eighteenth book, one has a sense

By the eighteenth book, one has a sense of having bricked oneself into a niche, a roosting place for other people's pigeons. I wouldn't recommend it. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Most known motives are so suspect these days

Most known motives are so suspect these days that I doubt whether the hidden ones are any better. All the same, — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Boredom is a fearsome prospect. There's a limit

Boredom is a fearsome prospect. There's a limit to the number of cars and microwaves you can buy. What do you do then? — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Fiction is a branch of neurology: the scenarios

Fiction is a branch of neurology: the scenarios of nerve and blood vessels are the written mythologies of memory and desire. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I am looking into a silent world.

I am looking into a silent world. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Consumerism is the one thing that gives us

Consumerism is the one thing that gives us our sense of values. Consumerism is honest, and teaches us that everything good has a barcode. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The advanced societies of the future will not

The advanced societies of the future will not be governed by reason. They will be driven by irrationality, by competing systems of psychopathology. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: These days even reality has to look artificial.

These days even reality has to look artificial. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: One rule in life", he murmured to himself.

One rule in life", he murmured to himself. "If you can smell garlic, everything is alright. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I suspect that many of the great cultural

I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: As I left, promising to mention her to

As I left, promising to mention her to my father, Olga said: Now you can play hide-and-seek in the whole
world. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Prosperous suburbia was one of the end-states of

Prosperous suburbia was one of the end-states of history. Once achieved, only plague, flood, or nuclear war could threaten its grip. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Parking was well on the way to becoming

Parking was well on the way to becoming the British population's greatest spiritual need. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Sex times technology equals the future.

Sex times technology equals the future. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Sex x Technology = the Future.

Sex x Technology = the Future. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Madness--that's all they have, after working sixteen hours

Madness--that's all they have, after working sixteen hours a day, seven days a week. Going mad is their only way of staying sane. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Jim knew that he was awake and asleep

Jim knew that he was awake and asleep at the same time, dreaming of the war and yet dreamed of by the war. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Police violence, I noted, was directly proportional to

Police violence, I noted, was directly proportional to police boredom, and not to any resistance offered by protestors. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: A kind of banalization of celebrity has occurred:

A kind of banalization of celebrity has occurred: we are now offered an instant, ready-to-mix fame as nutritious as packet soup. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Morality covers our conduct, not what goes on

Morality covers our conduct, not what goes on inside our heads. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The only truly alien planet is Earth.

The only truly alien planet is Earth. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Paranoid eyes with the fusion of passion and

Paranoid eyes with the fusion of passion and duplicity. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Sex is now a conceptual act, it's probably

Sex is now a conceptual act, it's probably only in terms of the perversions that we can make contact with each other at all. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Au revoir, jewelled alligators and white hotels, hallucinatory

Au revoir, jewelled alligators and white hotels, hallucinatory forests, farewell. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Togetherness is beating up an empty elevator.

Togetherness is beating up an empty elevator. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The future is going to be boring. The

The future is going to be boring. The suburbanisation of the planet will continue, and the suburbanisation of the soul will follow soon after. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Most writers flinch at the thought of being

Most writers flinch at the thought of being completely honest about themselves. So absolute honesty is what marks the true modern. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Already a sizable traffic jam blocked the Bund.

Already a sizable traffic jam blocked the Bund. Once again the crush and clutter of Shanghai had engulfed its invaders. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: God was a clever idea ... The human

God was a clever idea ... The human race came up with a winner there. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The world was beginning to flower into wounds.

The world was beginning to flower into wounds. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The car as we know it is on

The car as we know it is on the way out. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: He walked into the bathroom, wincing at himself

He walked into the bathroom, wincing at himself in the mirror, that always more tired older brother. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I thought it was a wonderfully conceptual act

I thought it was a wonderfully conceptual act actually, to fire a replica pistol at a figurehead - the guy could have been working for Andy Warhol! — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it

After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Not for the first time Laing reflected that

Not for the first time Laing reflected that he and his neighbors were eager for trouble as the most effective means of enlarging their sex lives. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: We're building prisons all over the world and

We're building prisons all over the world and calling them luxury condos. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: A general rule: if enough people predict something,

A general rule: if enough people predict something, it won't happen. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Surrender to a logic more powerful than reason.

Surrender to a logic more powerful than reason. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: A ton of Proust isn't worth an ounce

A ton of Proust isn't worth an ounce of Ray Bradbury. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Kill a politician and you're tied to the

Kill a politician and you're tied to the motive that made you pull the trigger. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of

The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Once it gets off the ground into space,

Once it gets off the ground into space, all science fiction is fantasy. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Perhaps violence, like pornography, is some kind of

Perhaps violence, like pornography, is some kind of an evolutionary standby system, a last-resort device for throwing a wild joker into the game? — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete

The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and we're not. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned

The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned to the present imaginations of people at large. A lot of fiction is intensely nostalgic. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting

E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Art exists because reality is neither real nor

Art exists because reality is neither real nor significant. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: For all his youth, he seemed to be

For all his youth, he seemed to be willing himself to the edge of an adult despair. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: But I wouldn't recommend writing. You can be

But I wouldn't recommend writing. You can be a successful writer and never meet another soul. I'm not sure that's a good thing. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Unhappy parents teach you a lesson that lasts

Unhappy parents teach you a lesson that lasts a lifetime. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Representative democracy had been replaced by the surveillance

Representative democracy had been replaced by the surveillance camera and the private police force. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: In a totally sane society, madness is the

In a totally sane society, madness is the only freedom. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Our lives today are not conducted in linear

Our lives today are not conducted in linear terms. They are much more quantified; a stream of random events is taking place. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By Tacita Dean: The heart of [J.G.] Ballard's vision [is] the

The heart of [J.G.] Ballard's vision [is] the object at odds with its function and abandoned by its time. — Tacita Dean

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The writer's task is to invent the reality.

The writer's task is to invent the reality. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Perhaps the future belongs to magic, and it's

Perhaps the future belongs to magic, and it's we women who control magic. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: It had not occurred to me that sexual

It had not occurred to me that sexual games could be played with an unborn child. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I felt the pressure of imagination against the

I felt the pressure of imagination against the doors of my mind was so great that they were going to burst. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The residents had eliminated both past and future,

The residents had eliminated both past and future, and for all their activity, they existed in a civilized and eventless world. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The suburbs dream of violence.

The suburbs dream of violence. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Any fool can write a novel but it

Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Fiction is a branch of neurology

Fiction is a branch of neurology — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: I was in Shanghai when the Japanese invaded

I was in Shanghai when the Japanese invaded China. I was there in Shanghai when, the morning after Pearl Harbor, they seized Shanghai. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Nothing is real until you put it in

Nothing is real until you put it in the VCR. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Yes, sometimes I think that all my writing

Yes, sometimes I think that all my writing is nothing more than the compensatory work of a frustrated painter. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: In the post-Warhol era a single gesture such

In the post-Warhol era a single gesture such as uncrossing one's legs will have more significance than all the pages in War and Peace. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: The house was silent, but somewhere in the

The house was silent, but somewhere in the garden was a swimming pool filled with unsettled water. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Beyond the silver span of the motor bridge

Beyond the silver span of the motor bridge lay basins of cracked mud the size of ballrooms - models of a state of mind, a curvilinear labyrinth. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: One looks forward to the day when the

One looks forward to the day when the General Theory of Relativity and the Principia will outsell the Kama Sutra in back-street bookshops. — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: We have annexed the future into our present

We have annexed the future into our present as merely one of those manifold alternatives open to us — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By Anthony Burgess: Language exists less to record the actual than

Language exists less to record the actual than to liberate the imagination. — Anthony Burgess

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: What's been happening?""Nothing... It's already happened

What's been happening?"
"Nothing... It's already happened — J.G. Ballard

J G Ballard Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Yet she felt an impostor, and already the

Yet she felt an impostor, and already the mask had begun to bite into her face. — J.G. Ballard