Quote by G. K. Chesterton

Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.

Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction

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This quote suggests that reality, or the truth, often surpasses the imaginative scenarios created in fiction. The assertion is that fiction is limited by the boundaries of human perception and creativity, whereas reality has the potential to be more astonishing as it is not confined by the constraints of our imaginations. In this view, the truth is inherently more peculiar and unexpected than what humans can conjure up in their minds through storytelling.

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