J. G. Ballard - In wartime Shanghai I saw so many horrors.. Civilised life...

In wartime Shanghai I saw so many horrors.. Civilised life is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is, we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.

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In wartime Shanghai I saw so many horrors.. Civilised life is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is, we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us. J. G. Ballard

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