George Gordon ByronTis strange, -but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction: if it could be told, How much would novels gain by the exchange! How differently the world would men behold!
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The quote by Lord Byron about the truth being stranger than fiction. Truth is stranger than any fiction, not because it is more amazing, but because it is more unbelievable. Fiction gives us a glimpse into our world, but truth blows it away. Truth has an element of surprise that fiction lacks.
Source: Don Juan
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