“A good story is always more dazzling than a broken piece of truth.”

— Diane Setterfield, book The Thirteenth Tale

Source: The Thirteenth Tale

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English novelist 1964

Lisa Goldstein book A Mask for the General

Source: A Mask for the General (1987), Chapter 12 (p. 214)

“The truth doesn't always make a good story, does it?”

Lev Grossman The Magicians

Source: The Magicians

“Appearances are significant, and never more than in politics. You can always sway the crowd, provided you have a good story.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

Source: City of Glass

“A good liar knows that the most efficient lie is always a truth that has had a key piece removed from it.”

Carlos Ruiz Zafón book The Prisoner of Heaven

Source: The Prisoner of Heaven

“The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.”

Jessica Lynch (1983) Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Her final statement has also been quoted in news reports as "The truth of war is not always easy to hear but it is always more heroic than the hype".
Congressional testimony (2007)
Context: My hero is every American who says "My country needs me" and answers that call to fight. I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman... did not have that opportunity. The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.

“I've always believed the lies we use to make our fictions reveal the truth with far more honesty than any history or herstory or life story.”

Charles de Lint (1951) author

"Journal Entries", p. 118
Memory and Dream (1994)