Romantic literature is in effect imaginative lying. by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde: Life, Legacy, and Inspiration

Oscar Wilde, a renowned figure known for their contributions to Fiction, Humor, Literature, has inspired countless individuals with their wisdom. The quote 'Romantic literature is in effect imaginative lying.' emphasizes the importance of Lying in our journey toward personal growth and self-discovery. Explore related topics, similar quotes, and more inspirational content on this page.

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Fiction is the lie that tells the truth, after all.

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I've always felt that good writing does not have to be literary.

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A story has to break your heart or it's not worth telling.

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Colourful lips are pretty, child but they also speak colourful lies.
Colourful lips are pretty, child but they also speak colourful lies.

J. Limbu

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I tell you it's deadly when you start thinking your wife might be right.

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Quote by Albert Einstein: If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.
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Albert Camus

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Samuel Beckett

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Fish and visitors stink after three days.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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Memory is like fiction: or else it's fiction that's like memory.

Haruki Murakami

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Reality and Fiction are different in that fiction has to make sense.
Reality and Fiction are different in that fiction has to make sense.

Ray Bradbury

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Memory is like fiction: or else it' fiction that's like memory.
Memory is like fiction: or else it' fiction that's like memory.

Haruki Murakami

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Women and fiction remain, so far as I am concerned, unsolved problems.
Women and fiction remain, so far as I am concerned, unsolved problems.

Virginia Woolf

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Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

Terry Pratchett

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.

Oscar Wilde

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You're dead, George. You just don't have the sense to lie down.

Stephen King

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In the lie of truth lies the truth.

Dejan Stojanovic

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Sometimes strange fiction, becomes grim reality.
Sometimes strange fiction, becomes grim reality.

Wayne Gerard Trotman

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You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Aldous Huxley

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All our ancient history, as one of our wits remarked, is no more than accepted fiction.

Voltaire

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and its consummation.
Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and its consummation.

Aldous Huxley

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Generalities are intellectually necessary evils.
Generalities are intellectually necessary evils.

Aldous Huxley

#Dystopian fiction #Science fiction

Quote by Albert Einstein: Archive material is vital to the writer of historical fiction.
Archive material is vital to the writer of historical fiction.

Sara Sheridan

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Quote by Albert Einstein: The constrained body knows and values the freedom of the mind.
The constrained body knows and values the freedom of the mind.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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Quote by Albert Einstein: There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.
There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Quote by Albert Einstein: A smiling lie is a whirlwind, easy to enter, but hard to escape.
A smiling lie is a whirlwind, easy to enter, but hard to escape.

Dejan Stojanovic

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Lie long enough and eventually you'll believe yourself.
Lie long enough and eventually you'll believe yourself.

Ahmed Mostafa

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Quote by Albert Einstein: Truth is stranger than fiction because lies are much more convincing but the truth always comes out ...
Truth is stranger than fiction because lies are much more convincing but the truth always comes out no matter how long it takes.

Sanjo Jendayi

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Quote by Albert Einstein: We create words, words create wonders.
We create words, words create wonders.

Chandan Sharma

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