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Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallo
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"Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale"

- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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This quote by Gabriel Garcia Marquez speaks with the power of narration and also the human imagination. It suggests that fiction is a means of making sense of the globe and also of recognizing our experiences. The quote suggests that fiction is a means of creating a story out of the relatively impossible and also unlikely. Jonas' tale of being swallowed by a whale is an allegory for the power of the creativity to create tales that are larger than life. It recommends that fiction is a way of understanding the globe and also of comprehending our experiences. It also indicates that fiction can be used to explore the unidentified as well as to make sense of the apparently difficult. The quote speaks to the power of storytelling and the human imagination, as well as just how it can be made use of to produce tales that are larger than life.
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Colombia Flag This quote is written / told by Gabriel Garcia Marquez between March 6, 1927 and April 17, 2014. He was a famous Novelist from Colombia. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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