“The function of the artist,' the Navajo answered, 'is to provide what life does not.”
“The function of the artist is to provide what life does not.”
“The purpose of art is to provide what life does not.”
“The master of ceremonies asked people to say what they thought the function of the novel might be in modern society, and one critic said, “To provide touches of color in rooms with all-white walls.” Another one said, “To describe blow-jobs artistically.”
“The function of the artist is to make people like life better than they have before.”
“The best fiction rarely provides answers; but it does formulate the questions exceptionally well.”