Wally Lamb - “A fiction writer weaves a fabric of lies...”

“A fiction writer weaves a fabric of lies in hopes of revealing deeper human truths.”

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“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.”

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“Lies are attempts to hide the truth by willfully denying facts. Fiction, on the other hand, is an attempt to reveal the truth by ignoring facts.”

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“Power, for the writer….lies in his ability to reveal if only a little bit more about the complexity of humanity.”

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“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.”

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“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.”

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