Sex and violence ... are the two great engines of the world.

James Carlos Blake
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Sex and violence are the two great engines of the world. This quote, from playwright Samuel Beckett, was written in a collection of essays called "Theatre of the Absurd," which is a superb reference for any aspiring playwright. While it seems out of place here on this site, it does have relevance to how we use our imaginations. If we can imagine a world where sex and violence do not exist, then we make a new world. If we only imagine a world where sex and violence exist, then we create a world with no hope of changing it.

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