The only difference between fiction and religion is that people don't kill themselves over fiction.

Ahmed Mostafa
The only difference between fiction and religion is that people...
The only difference between fiction and religion is that people...
The only difference between fiction and religion is that people...
The only difference between fiction and religion is that people...
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The only difference between fiction and religion is that people don't kill themselves over fiction. The best novels are not the ones that are dull and predictable; the best novels are the ones in which the characters' emotions are described in detail, and in which their actions make sense to our own lives. They are the ones that make us question what we think we know about ourselves and others.

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