A writer's duty is to tell uncomfortable truths that society... - Mario Vargas Llosa

"A writer's duty is to tell uncomfortable truths that society would prefer to ignore."

Mario Vargas Llosa Truth

Novelist Peruvian Born 1936 (age 90)

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"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures."

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"Truth always comes out in the end."

"Honesty is always the best policy."