Enkelejd Lamaj‎"Based on a true story"? No, thanks. I prefer "based on a true imagination".
About This Quote
We all have a tendency to lean on the truth when we write. But, when you read a work of fiction, the author has the freedom to invent things. In this case, it's not so much that the author made up this story -- it's just that they made up the circumstances under which the story was told.
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