

“The human race sleepwalked to oblivion, thinking only of the corporate logos on it's shroud.”
― Kingdom Come
― Kingdom Come

“With its passive and unobtrusive despotism, the camera governed the smallest spaces of our lives. Even in the privacy of our own homes we had all been recruited to play our parts in what were little more than real-life commercials. As we cooked in our kitchens we were careful to follow the manufacturer's instructions, as we made love in our bedrooms we embraced within a familiar repertoire of gestures and affections. The medium of film had turned us all into minor actors in an endlessly running daytime serial. In the future, airliners would crash and presidents would be assassinated within agreed conventions as formalised as the coronation of a tsar.”
― The Kindness of Women
― The Kindness of Women

“I accepted that a new kind of hate had emerged, silent and disciplined, a racism tempered by loyalty cards and PIN numbers. Shopping was now the model for all human behaviour, drained of emotion and anger.”
― Kingdom Come
― Kingdom Come

“I'm a strong opponent of all religious belief.”
― J.G. Ballard Conversations
― J.G. Ballard Conversations
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