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Real life is far more complicated than fiction.

More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.

Reality always outstrips fiction. Whatever you make up, something more incredible always pops up in real life.

Successful fiction does not need to be validated by 'real life'; I cringe whenever a writer is asked how much of a novel is 'real'.

Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairytale artist.

I love the idea of real-life experiences finding their way into fiction. I think that's really cool.

The fact is fiction is always a representation of life, sometimes the lives of famous people.

Autobiographical fiction is very tricky.

Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.

Truth be told, I hear stories every day that would make you say, 'If you put that in a movie, you wouldn't believe it.' Real life really is kinda incredible; the stories from people's actual lives defy credibility. People's lives are messy, humans are messy, and they're flawed.