It is true that novelists are shameless and obey no decent law, and they are not to be trusted on any account, but some Mysteries even they must honor

It is true that novelists are shameless and obey no decent law, and they are not to be trusted on any account, but some Mysteries even they must honor (Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making)