Who said “I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes…”?

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Edward Bond. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourcePreface to Lear (1972; London: Methuen, 1983) p. lvii

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“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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Bond, E. (n.d.). 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. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41373-i-write-about-violence-as-naturally-as-jane/

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Bond, Edward. “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.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41373-i-write-about-violence-as-naturally-as-jane/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Bond, Edward. “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.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41373-i-write-about-violence-as-naturally-as-jane/.

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