J. G. BALLARD QUOTES VI

English novelist (1930-2009)


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In a real war, no one knew which side he was on, and there were no flags or commentators or winners.

J. G. BALLARD
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Empire of the Sun


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Tags: war


Human beings today ... are surrounded by huge institutions we can never penetrate.

J. G. BALLARD

A User's Guide to the Millennium

Tags: today


The camera resumes its melancholy tour.

J. G. BALLARD

Running Wild


Thinking of his unsettled dreams, and puzzled by their missing sound track, Jim tugged at his ruffed collar.

J. G. BALLARD

Empire of the Sun

Tags: dreams


A small revolution was taking place, so modest and well behaved that almost no one had noticed.

J. G. BALLARD

Millennium People

Tags: revolution


Appearances proved nothing and everything.

J. G. BALLARD

Millennium People


First wives are a rite of passage into adult life. In many ways it's important that first marriages go wrong. That's how we learn the truth about ourselves.

J. G. BALLARD

Millennium People

Tags: life


Psychiatrists — the dominant lay priesthood since the First World War.

J. G. BALLARD

A User's Guide to the Millennium

Tags: war