I consider fiction a very high-class form of lying. I enjoy and admire…

Diane Ackerman
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I consider fiction a very high-class form of lying. I enjoy and admire it enormously, but I don't think I'm very good at it. ✨ Author Diane Ackerman: 'One Hundred Names for Love'. Interview with Jennifer Haupt, www.psychologytoday.com. May 17, 2012.
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I consider fiction a very high-class form of lying. I enjoy and admire it enormously, but I don't think I'm very good at it. ✨ Author Diane Ackerman: 'One Hundred Names for Love'. Interview with Jennifer Haupt, www.psychologytoday.com. May 17, 2012.

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