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    The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.

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Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

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Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life

Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life

by Simone Weil Found in: Fiction Quotes,
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The only imaginative fiction being written today is income tax returns.

The only imaginative fiction being written today is income tax returns.

by Herman Wouk Found in: Fiction Quotes,
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Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.

by Mark Twain Found in: Fiction Quotes, Truth Quotes,
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Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

by Stephen King Found in: Fiction Quotes,
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A film is -- or should be -- more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of read more

A film is -- or should be -- more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings.

by Stanley Kubrick Found in: Fiction Quotes,
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Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he read more

Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale.

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Fiction is not a dream. nor is it guesswork. It is imagining based on facts, and the facts must be read more

Fiction is not a dream. nor is it guesswork. It is imagining based on facts, and the facts must be accurate or the work of imagining will not stand up.

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A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call what he writes fiction.

A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call what he writes fiction.

by William Faulkner Found in: Fiction Quotes,
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