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Some of us have a relentless urge to attempt what we can never be good at and neglect our true calling.

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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Easter is so disappointing. You suffer all the way through lent, and what do you get for it? A ham.
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Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome.
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There was a price to be paid for being interested in fiction and in writing, pushing my family away. Books and authors became my family.
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Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot.
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Some people have a love of their fellow man in their hearts, and others require a light anesthetic.
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