“The truth was stranger than the official fiction.”
“They say 'truth is stranger than fiction,' but I like to say fiction is truth - only stranger.”
“Truth may be stranger than fiction, but fiction is truer.”
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”
“For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.”
“Truth might be stranger than fiction, but it needs a better editor.”