Aljean HarmetzWriters of fiction embellish reality almost without knowing it.
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The statement "writers of fiction embellish reality almost without knowing it" means that writers are capable of creating make believe stories that are very much like the way things really are. For example, if a writer is writing about a general who has to make a decision, the writer may choose to make the general choose between more than one option, but there is more than one option available. ¶
Source: Round Up The Usual Suspects: The Making Of Casablancabogart, Bergman, And World War Ii
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