A Quote by Mark Twain
The reason why truth is so much stranger than fiction is that there is no requirement for it to be consistent.
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Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction as well.
The reason that truth is stranger than fiction is that fiction has to have a rational thread running through it in order to be believable, whereas reality may be totally irrational.
Truth is only stranger than fiction if you're a stranger to the truth. Which means you're either a liar or you're fictional.
Truth is stranger than fiction, which is why reality TV is so popular.
Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, but usually fiction is just better.
Truth, of course, must of necessity be stranger than fiction, for we have made fiction to suit ourselves.
Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction.
Truth maybe stranger than fiction, but fiction is truer.
Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.
Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.
Truth may be stranger than fiction on a plot and narrative basis, but fiction can investigate tone in a way that things based on a true story can't.
The truth was stranger than the official fiction.
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