I'm only telling you on the truth, he said. If you can't stand the tru…

Colum McCann
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I'm only telling you on the truth, he said. If you can't stand the truth, don't ask for it. ✨ Colum McCann (2009). Let the Great World Spin: A Novel, p.19, Random House
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