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Honesty is a rare commodity in a palace, and that is why so many fairy-tale marriages end up on the rocks.
-Garrison Keillor
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Honesty Is A Rare Commodity In A

Garrison Keillor
Honesty is a rare commodity in a palace, and that is why so many fairy-tale marriages end up on the rocks.
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