A Healthy Dose of Skepticism

I just heard a great line, " The greatest writers are liars" it was said by an actor playing Ernest Hemingway, I don't know who actually said it, but it seems to make a lot of sense. Most books, even the non-fictions, are meant for enjoyment and probably indulge in some "lying" if nothing else just to entertain the reader. That may seem to be too skeptical but that what I think.