Brigid Brophy Quotes:
Ocupation: Novelist
Life: June 12, 1929 - August 7, 1995
Birthday: June 12
Death: August 7
In a sense, the first (if not necessarily the prime) function of a novelist, of ANY artist, is to entertain. If the poem, painting, play or novel does not immediately engage one's surface interest then it has failed. Whatever else it may or may not be, art is also entertainment. Bad art fails to entertain. Good art does something in addition.
topic: Art, Play, Entertainment
