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“Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand.”
“Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand—but tell it.”
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”
“Without fiction, we would not understand reality.”
“The novel is the best instrument for understanding human nature.”
“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't.”
“Fiction is about the possible, and truth is about the probable.”
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction no longer exists.”
“Perspective changes how we interpret both truth and fiction.”
“The line between science and fiction is often temporary, as today's imagination becomes tomorrow's reality.”
“Equality may be a fiction but one must accept it as a governing principle.”
