Andrew Sullivan (1963) Journalist, writer, blogger
"Imaginationland" http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/10/imaginationland.html, The Daily Dish (25 October 2007)
“False steps confess the truth.”
— Prevale
Original: I passi falsi confessano la verità.
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