questor70 said:I wonder what kind of novel Kafka would have written if he had suddenly gotten a lot of pussy... Probably not a very good one.
Suffering tends to be the best way to fuel creativity.
I've had a similar thought. He likes his whores, as did Joyce. A lot of the best writers were degenerate losers. Bukowski. Iunno. I find my best creative insights come via the struggle, but then in order to sustain any kind of meaningful output I need all the basic comforts in place, the rent paid, food in the fridge, and some pussy. It's a bit of a tightrope.