The first lie of fiction is that the author gives some order to the chaos of life: chronological order, or whatever order the author chooses. (Isabel Allende)

The first lie of fiction is that the author gives some order to the chaos of life: chronological order, or whatever order the author chooses.

Isabel Allende

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