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I think there's a lot of power in listening to one person talking to you. And this should never be underestimated.One person sitting and talking to you and, you're pulled in, in ways that technology and art and all cannot.

Garrison Keillor

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Garrison Keillor
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 7
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