V. S. Naipaul Quotes

An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally.

V. S. Naipaul

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• An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally.

  

  V. S. Naipaul
  • Never
  • Lies
  • Facts