"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth."
— Albert Camus

January 1, 1970

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Pablo Picasso said something very similar. Perhaps it is the source? From Herschel B. Chipp's Theories of Modern Art: "We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand."