The best job that was ever offered to me was to become a landlord in a brothel. In my opinion it's the perfect milieu for an artist to work in.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Faulkner suggests artists thrive in morally questionable or chaotic environments.
- In plain terms
- A brothel provides the perfect setting for artistic work.
- What can you take from it?
- Art often needs rough or imperfect surroundings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you need chaos to create?
Another view
It romanticizes harmful environments as productive.
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