“He methodically basted the dark skin of the Alsatian, which he had stuffed with garlic and herbs. "One rule in life", he murmured to himself. "If you can smell garlic, everything is all right".” LifeDogMadnessDinnerSmellDogsTabooGarlicJ G BallardBallardJg BallardJames Graham BallardDog Meat Book:High-Rise Source: High-Rise
“First she would try to kill him, but failing this give him food and her body, breast-feed him back to a state of childishness and even, perhaps, feel affection for him. Then, the moment he was asleep, cut his throat. The synopsis of the ideal marriage.” RelationshipsMarriageWifeHusbandMurderParadoxJ G BallardBallardJg BallardJames Graham Ballard Book:High-Rise Source: High-Rise