Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society.

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

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

Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.

The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.