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Nothing factual that i write or say will be as truthful as my fiction.
-Nadine Gordimer
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Nothing Factual That I Write Or Say

Nadine Gordimer
Nothing factual that i write or say will be as truthful as my fiction.
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The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. you can be truthful and funny, but if you're not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you.
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