To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention. (Ursula K. Le Guin)

To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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