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It is much harder to lie to someone's face. But. It is also much harder to tell the truth to someone's face.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Novelist
Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Truth
Also
Much
Harder
Face
Lying
Faces
Tell
Someone

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