Truth is stranger than
â
Truth is stranger than fiction
fiction, but it is because
Fiction is obliged to
stick to possibilities;
Truth isn't
â
Meaning
This quote means reality can be more surprising than fiction because real life is not limited by what seems plausible or structured. Truth is free to be stranger than imagination.
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