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“It is by such statements as “Once upon a time there was a dragon,” or “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”—it is by such beautiful nonfacts that we fantastic human beings may arrive, in our peculiar fashion, at the truth.”
Le Guin, Ursula K.. The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy (p. 30). (Function).
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“the best of fiction is literally false but symbolically true. It uses made-up people and non-existent events to explore and understand eternal questions that haunt the hearts of men. Great fiction uses lies to get to the truth, and it’s this truth that people are after.”
— Hit Reverse: New Ideas From Old Books by Jash Dholani
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— Hit Reverse: New Ideas From Old Books by Jash Dholani
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” — Pablo Picasso
Fiction, metaphor, and imagination aren’t escapes—they’re lenses that reveal the real
Fiction, metaphor, and imagination aren’t escapes—they’re lenses that reveal the real
As Oscar Wilde put it, ‘All Art is lying, wonderful imaginative lying. Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art.’