Amusing Quote by Simone Weil

Truth is the most powerful thing in the world, since even fiction itself must be governed by it, and can only please by its…

— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.

— Mira Nair

Fiction is the microscope of truth.

— Alphonse de Lamartine

Truth is the most powerful thing in the world, since even fiction itself must be governed by it, and can only please by its…

— Anonymous

There's truth and then there's fiction - I think truth does exist and you can present it.

— Ioan Gruffudd

In some ways, I think it's the closest that we come to the truth — is in the form of fiction.

— Laila Lalami

Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.

— Anonymous

What we search for in fiction is not so much reality, but the epiphany of truth.

— Azar Nafisi

Truth travels down from the heights of philosophy to the humblest walks of life, and up from the simplest perceptions of an awakened intellect…

— Edward Everett

What fiction does is bring you closer to the essence of truth, as opposed to simply giving you the truth. And there's no knowing…

— Sarnath Banerjee

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

— Albert Camus

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember…

— Mark Twain