The enormous energy of the twentieth century, enough to drive the planet into a new orbit around a happier star, was being expended to maintain this immense motionless pause.
J. G. BallardIf I don't write, I begin to feel unsettled and uneasy, as I gather people do who are not allowed to dream.
J. G. BallardSo he left the lagoon and entered the jungle again, within a few days was completely lost, following the lagoons southward through the increasing rain and heat, attacked by alligators and giant bats, a second Adam searching for the forgotten paradises of the reborn Sun.
J. G. BallardOur lives today are not conducted in linear terms. They are much more quantified; a stream of random events is taking place.
J. G. Ballard