Similar quotesTruth is more of a stranger than fiction.
Mark Twain 
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world.
George Bernard Shaw 
I never give them [the public] hell. I just tell the truth, and they think it is hell.
Harry S. Truman 
I don't want any yes men around me. I want everyone to tell me the truth - even if it costs him his job.
Samuel Goldwyn 
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.
George Bernard Shaw 