“Layla’s story, though not always accurate, was far more interesting than the truth.”
Source: A Mask for the General (1987), Chapter 12 (p. 214)
“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.”
"Journal Entries", p. 118
Memory and Dream (1994)
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