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We can only understand each other superficially, we cannot develop ourselves even if we want to; what we call privacy is only an expedient; perfect knowledge is an illusion. But in a novel we can know people perfectly and. .. we find here a compensation for their opacity in real life. In this sense, fiction is truer than history.

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We can only understand each other superficially, we cannot develop ourselves even if we want to; what we call privacy is only an expedient; perfect knowledge is an illusion. But in a novel we can know people perfectly and. .. we find here a compensation for their opacity in real life. In this sense, fiction is truer than history.

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Romanian

"Nu ne putem înțelege unii pe alții decât superficial, nu ne putem dezvolta pe noi înșine chiar dacă o dorim; cea ce numim intimitate e numai un expedient; cunoașterea perfectă e o iluzie. Dar într-un roman putem cunoaște oamenii perfect și. .. găsim aici o compensație pentru opacitatea lor din viața reală. În acest sens, ficțiunea e mai adevărată decât istoria."

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