James Graham Ballard

The Terminal Beach

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    'On the other hand, it does bring people together.

    In the nude, or the near-nude, the shop-girl and the duchess are virtually indistinguishable.'
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    Sunbathing is anti-social because it's an entirely passive pursuit.'
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    'So you see, I fear that the church, like its symbol -' here he pointed to the cross' - may have outlived its function.'
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    'Of course, Mr Constantin.' The supervisor's face was relaxed and almost genial. 'I understand. When you know you are innocent, then you are guilty.'
  • tontchahas quoted3 years ago
    he realised that Malek's proficiency at chess, and his ability to produce powerful combinations out of pedestrian openings, was symptomatic of his concealed power over Constantin.
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    Though anyone who gets as far as the Moon and is fool enough to come back deserves what he gets.'
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    (If the sea was a symbol of the unconscious, was space perhaps an image of unfettered time, and the inability to penetrate it a tragic exile to one of the limbos of eternity, a symbolic death in life?)
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