“The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented.” WritingTruthNovelHonestyBourgeois Book:J.G. Ballard Conversations Source: J.G. Ballard Conversations
“Dissembling was so large a part of middle-class life that honesty and frankness seemed the most devious stratagem of all. The most outright lie was the closest one came to truth.” TruthLiesKingdom ComeJ G BallardBallard Book:Kingdom Come Source: Kingdom Come