Quote by Ring Lardner

This story is slightly immoral, but so, I guess, are stories based on truth

This story is slightly immoral, but so, I guess, are stories

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This quote suggests that while the story being referred to may possess some immoral elements, it is not something unusual as even stories based on real events can have similar immoralities. It implies that stories, both fiction and non-fiction, can often contain aspects that reflect the imperfect nature of humans, questioning the idea of complete moral purity in storytelling.

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