“I no longer believe what I read in books.
Unless, of course, the text states clearly that every word is made up. . . . I especially take notice when a novelist deploys that oft-used legal disclaimer. . . ‘Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.’
Sure it is. That statement makes me perk up like a dog that has heard a distant whistle from a cruel and deceitful master. It means truth is about to appear in some element and artful disguise.”
―Dan Fesperman, The Double Game