The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.
In plain words
In stories the good end happily and the bad end sadly. That is what makes it fiction.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Act II, spoken by Miss Prism; Project Gutenberg #844, primary text confirmed.
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- 1895
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