Ben Jonson (1572–1637) English writer
The Works of Ben Jonson, Second Folio (1640), Timber: or Discoveries
“It's not the lie that's the problem; it's the distance the lie forges between you.”
— Alice Hoffman, book Here on Earth
Source: Here on Earth
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