Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time.
Dave Van RonkAbout author
- Author's profession: Musician
- Nationality: american
- Born: June 30, 1936
- Died: February 10, 2002
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