J. G. Ballard (1930–2009) British writer
As quoted in "some ideas for free from time recording" by Emit Records (1995) https://archive.is/20130628060534/www.emit.cc/img/catalog-page9.jpg
“Life is a slow-motion avalanche, and none of us are steering.”
Blogcritics interview (2007)
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