Denis Johnson - If you take a lie and allow yo...

If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not fact, but something that gets you closer to the truth. That's what we want. When we go to a play, we need to be assured that the experience we're having.

Denis Johnson

German Writer

Born: Jul 1, 1949

Died: May 24, 2017

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Truth, You, Experience, Lie, Assured, Some, Something, Having, Fact, Take, Allow, Go, End, Up, Closer, Gets, Want, Your, Play, Desire, Need

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