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I don't think any particular painters have inspired me, except in a general sense. It was more a matter of corroboration. The visual arts, from Manet onwards, seemed far more open to change and experiment than the novel, though that's only partly the fault of the writers. There's something about the novel that resists innovation. J. G. Ballard

Me Change Innovation Fault Matter Sense Experiment Think Though Visual Visual Arts About Seemed Something General More Only Except General Sense Inspired Writers Open Particular Partly Than Any Arts Far Painters Novel

There's a logic today that places a greater value on celebrity the less it is accompanied by actual achievement. I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means. J. G. Ballard

Today Achievement People Value Think Imagination Possible Logic Touch Greater Aesthetic Accompanied Celebrity Places Means Less Actual

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

Amazing Internet Development

Even one's own home is 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. J. G. Ballard

Home Natural Own Nothing Living Furniture Kind TV Inside Fabrics About Days Advertiser Equipment Anthology Commercials Manufacturers Electronic Even Techniques Appliances Presentation

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

Morning Invaded Seized Shanghai After China Japanese Harbor Pearl Pearl Harbor

I believe that if it were possible to scrap the whole of existing literature, all writers would find themselves inevitably producing something very close to SF ... No other form of fiction has the vocabulary of ideas and images to deal with the present, let alone the future. J. G. Ballard

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In March 1943, my parents, four-year-old sister and I were interned with other foreign civilians at Lunghua camp, a former teacher training college outside Shanghai, where we remained until the end of August 1945. J. G. Ballard

Teacher Training College Parents Sister Other Civilians Remained Shanghai Outside Until Foreign Were August Camp End Where Former March

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

Buy You Car Boredom Fearsome Prospect Limit Then Number

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