It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true.
Gore Vidal (1925-2012) American novelist, dramatist, critic
“French Letters: Theories of the New Novel,”
Encounter (Dec 1967)
Added on 4-Feb-10 | Last updated 28-Jan-20
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