Quote by Edward Bond
I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about man

I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future. – Edward Bond

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Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done. – Edward Bond

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The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama. – Edward Bond

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All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. Its called competition. And competition is antagonism. – Edward Bond

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