Non fiction? Non fiction?! Listen, reality is what got me into this mess in the first place.

Justin Alcala
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Author, humorist and satirist P.J. O'Rourke once said, "Non fiction? Non fiction?! Listen, reality is what got me into this mess in the first place." O'Rourke’s comment captures his frustration at the publishing industry's obsession with nonfiction. His point is that reality is boring and by exaggerating the mundane you can make it interesting. This idea has been around for a while, but it was P.J. O'Rourke who expressed it so eloquently.

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