Two writers created a better version of the hughe's phantasy than he could create. They violated every known journalistic standard and code, raising questions about their moral fibre in the line between truth and fiction. I think we should reserve our outrage for outrages that are truly outrageous. If some one attacks you, you don't always have to retaliate. And if discretion is the better part of valor, sometimes doing nothing at all is the better parts of discretion.
A billionaire turned recluse befriends a minor novelist. Together they seize the public’s imagination. Kind of. The true story behind the greatest autobiography you’ve never read.
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