J.G. BallardThinkers

A Bed is a place for treats: a large snoring dog, a few hours of peaceful sleep, and books that open the doorway to the dream.

Boredom is a fearsome prospect as there's a limit to the number of cars and microwaves you can buy.

Boredom is going to be the defining character of the future, as the suburbanization of the planet will continue, and the suburbanization of the soul will follow soon after.

Consumerism is a strange sort of conspiracy we collude in.

The Enlightenment (European) is a complete myth of a view of mankind. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and we're not.

The Future is going to be boring. The suburbanization of the planet will continue, and the suburbanization of the soul will follow soon after.

The Future is able to be summed up in one word: 'boring.' The future is going to be boring.

Garlic is a thing which, if you can smell it, everything is all right.

Home is today a kind of anthology of advertisers, manufacturers, motifs and presentation techniques. There's nothing 'natural' about one's home these days. The furnishings, the fabrics, the furniture, the appliances, the tv, and all the electronic equipment we're living inside commercials.

Honesty is what marks the true modern, for nothing makes writers flinch more than the thought of being completely honest about themselves.

Madness is the only freedom in a completely sane world.

A Memory has huge staying power, but like dreams, they thrive in the dark, surviving for decades in the deep waters of our minds like shipwrecks on the sea bed.