Contrary Quote by Paul Harding

“Contrary to all those times you've heard a writer confess at a reading that he writes fiction because he is a pathological liar, fiction writing is all about telling the truth.” quote by Paul Harding — Download Open image

“Contrary to all those times you've heard a writer confess at a reading that he writes fiction because he is a pathological liar, fiction writing is all about telling the truth.”

Paul Harding

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