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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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In the end, all solutions are temporary.
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Secret of life is to go through something harrowing that doesnt kill you...and to love one woman for the rest of your life.
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Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.
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I was brought up imagining that cream rises to the top, merit wins out, the race is to the swift and riches to men of understanding, but it ain't necessarily so. The swift stand a better chance if they are also beautiful.
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Ha! Easy for nuns to talk about giving up things. That's what they do for a living.
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You're such a big liar you gotta get your neighbor to call your dog.
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I felt bad for that world that we have given a generation of kids.
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Pumpkin pie is a living symbol of mediocrity. The best pumpkin pie you ever ate wasn't all that much different from the worst pumpkin pie you ever ate.
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I don't associate work with feelings of satisfaction. Rather, guilt, frustration, and resentment of people who write better than I do.
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