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J. G. Ballard. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceInterview in Metaphors No. 7, (1983)

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“The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam...”
— J. G. Ballard
VerifiedInterview in Metaphors No. 7, (1983) · evidenceAmerica

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Ballard, J. G. (n.d.). The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam... [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6231-the-american-dream-has-run-out-of-gas/

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Ballard, J. G. “The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam...” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6231-the-american-dream-has-run-out-of-gas/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Ballard, J. G. “The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam...” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6231-the-american-dream-has-run-out-of-gas/.

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