Garrison Keillor (1942) American radio host and writer
Homegrown Democrat : A Few Plain Thoughts From the Heart of America (2004), p. 78
“Honesty in principle was one thing. In someone’s face, it was another.”
— Sarah Dessen, book Just Listen
Source: Just Listen
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