The most common human act that writing a novel resembles is lying. The working novelist lies daily, very complexly, and at great length. If not for our excessive vanity and our over-active imaginations, novelists might be unusually difficult to deceive.


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William Gibson Quotes

The most common human act that writing a novel resembles is lying. The working novelist lies daily, very complexly, and at great length. If not for...

The most common human act that writing a novel resembles is lying. The working novelist lies daily, very complexly, and at great length. If not for...

The most common human act that writing a novel resembles is lying. The working novelist lies daily, very complexly, and at great length. If not for...

The most common human act that writing a novel resembles is lying. The working novelist lies daily, very complexly, and at great length. If not for...