An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of his age and not go flopping along; he must offer some little opposition.


Paris Review (Summer–Fall, 1963)

Evelyn Waugh Quotes

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of his age and not go flopping along; he must offer some little opposition.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of his age and not go flopping along; he must offer some little opposition.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of his age and not go flopping along; he must offer some little opposition.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of his age and not go flopping along; he must offer some little opposition.