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Humor needs to come in under cover of darkness, in disguise, and surprise people.

Garrison Keillor

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Garrison Keillor
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 7
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Gary Edward Keillor
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English is the perfect language for preachers because it allows you to talk until you think of what to say.
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... I never was one to get upset about a few scratches on a motor vehicle, it is meant to be used, not saved.
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The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.
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Nothing that readers say or do strikes me as a nuisance. Anyone who cracks open a book of mine is, to me, a gem.
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I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.
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It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming.
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I can write anywhere. I write in airports. I write on airplanes. I've written in the back seats of taxis. I write in hotel rooms. I love hotel rooms. I just write wherever I am whenever I need to write.
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We come from people who brought us up to believe that life is a struggle, and if you should feel really happy, be patient: this will pass.
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