Carolina QuotesViolence is a fact of life in today’s society and therefore it has its place in books and films, but I strongly believe that the people who create those books and films have a duty to treat the subject seriously and to show the terrible consequences.
Lois Duncan Connected to the Carolinas
Source
On violence in the arts, 1998 interview, reprinted in The Telegraph (2016)
- form
- interview
- work
- 1990–2002
- year
- 1990
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“Violence is a fact of life in today’s society and therefore …” Lois Duncan. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-407CC28E73. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/407cc28e73
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