Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.

Khaled Hosseini
Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of...
Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of...
Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of...
Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of...
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Fiction writing is a practice that is based on the notion that it is better to tell a lie than to tell the truth. In order to write fiction, a writer must create a world in which the truth can’t be discovered. In other words, this world is built upon lies, and the only way to get at the truth is to create another falsehood.

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