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Garrison Keillor Quotes

We writers don’t really think about whether what we write is good or not. It’s too much to worry about. We just put the words down, trying to get them right, operating by some inner sense of pitch and proportion, and from time to time, we stick the stuff in an envelope and ship it to an editor Picture Quote #1

There’s so many people who move around our country and lose track of their own ancestry. It’s nice to know where you come from Picture Quote #1

Don’t worry about the past and don’t try to solve the future Picture Quote #1

The mass of men lead lives of shallow happiness; the superior man exults in his gloom Picture Quote #1

There’s no mastery to be had. You love the attempt. You don’t master a story any more than you master a river. You feel lucky to canoe down it Picture Quote #1

The majority of people who keel over dead at concerts are killed by a long trumpet passage Picture Quote #1

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Freedom doesn’t mean aimlessness. We can’t just sleepwalk through life... Freedom demands structure Picture Quote #1

People always are encouraging about a terrible loss, so that sometimes the loser would like to strangle them Picture Quote #1

The great unrequited love tears open your heart to the beauty of the world, its small rivers and upland meadows. It also makes you kinder to the next hundred thousand persons who cross your path Picture Quote #1

The problem with paradise is that it’s temporary: You don’t belong here and the neighbors are nobody you care to know, so it’s only blissful for a week or so Picture Quote #1

No matter what time of year I come here, people always say the same thing: Its not usually like this Picture Quote #1

I’m of an age when if I started to do eulogies, I’d be doing nothing else. You don’t want to be remembered? I don’t want them to be told to remember me Picture Quote #1

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A romp in the hay lingers like the first line of a song, but your true love is the one you make a life with and write more than a line about, you write a whole book Picture Quote #1

I like to sing and it’s just really fun to sing, and I don’t get too much. And at my house I’m not allowed to because, you know, your children can’t stand it when you sing at home Picture Quote #1

It’s confidence; it has to be something good about getting old. One of the things is that you just don’t stress about some stuff that made you so worried Picture Quote #1

I feel it’s so hard for young actors; It’s a different world that they’re coming up in; there’s so much money to be made off of their personal lives, and people are bound and determined to make that money Picture Quote #1

Love has the power to rescue us and not let go, otherwise it isn’t love Picture Quote #1

Your life is a work of art, and in the end, the underlying theme of great art is bravery and hope and love Picture Quote #1

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A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever Picture Quote #1

Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known Picture Quote #1

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I’m going to miss mine by just a few days Picture Quote #1

I think if the church put in half the time on covetousness that it does on lust, this would be a better world for all of us Picture Quote #1

Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don’t put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze Picture Quote #1

There is almost no marital problem that can’t be helped enormously by taking off your clothes Picture Quote #1

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Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome Picture Quote #1

A young writer is easily tempted by the allusive and ethereal and ironic and reflective, but the declarative is at the bottom of most good writing Picture Quote #1

Evelyn was an insomniac so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that Picture Quote #1

If you lived today as if it were your last, you’d buy up a box of rockets and fire them all off, wouldn’t you? Picture Quote #1

One reads books in order to gain the privilege of living more than one life. People who don’t read are trapped in a mine shaft, even if they think the sun is shining Picture Quote #1

Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it Picture Quote #1

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We writers don’t really think about whether what we write is good or not. It’s too much to worry about. We just put the words down, trying to get them right, operating by some inner sense of pitch and proportion, and from time to time, we stick the stuff in an envelope and ship it to an editor (Garrison Keillor Quotes) There’s so many people who move around our country and lose track of their own ancestry. It’s nice to know where you come from (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Don’t worry about the past and don’t try to solve the future (Garrison Keillor Quotes) The mass of men lead lives of shallow happiness; the superior man exults in his gloom (Garrison Keillor Quotes) There’s no mastery to be had. You love the attempt. You don’t master a story any more than you master a river. You feel lucky to canoe down it (Garrison Keillor Quotes) The majority of people who keel over dead at concerts are killed by a long trumpet passage (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Freedom doesn’t mean aimlessness. We can’t just sleepwalk through life... Freedom demands structure (Garrison Keillor Quotes) People always are encouraging about a terrible loss, so that sometimes the loser would like to strangle them (Garrison Keillor Quotes) The great unrequited love tears open your heart to the beauty of the world, its small rivers and upland meadows. It also makes you kinder to the next hundred thousand persons who cross your path (Garrison Keillor Quotes) The problem with paradise is that it’s temporary: You don’t belong here and the neighbors are nobody you care to know, so it’s only blissful for a week or so (Garrison Keillor Quotes) No matter what time of year I come here, people always say the same thing: Its not usually like this (Garrison Keillor Quotes) I’m of an age when if I started to do eulogies, I’d be doing nothing else. You don’t want to be remembered? I don’t want them to be told to remember me (Garrison Keillor Quotes) A romp in the hay lingers like the first line of a song, but your true love is the one you make a life with and write more than a line about, you write a whole book (Garrison Keillor Quotes) I like to sing and it’s just really fun to sing, and I don’t get too much. And at my house I’m not allowed to because, you know, your children can’t stand it when you sing at home (Garrison Keillor Quotes) It’s confidence; it has to be something good about getting old. One of the things is that you just don’t stress about some stuff that made you so worried (Garrison Keillor Quotes) I feel it’s so hard for young actors; It’s a different world that they’re coming up in; there’s so much money to be made off of their personal lives, and people are bound and determined to make that money (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Love has the power to rescue us and not let go, otherwise it isn’t love (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Your life is a work of art, and in the end, the underlying theme of great art is bravery and hope and love (Garrison Keillor Quotes) A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known (Garrison Keillor Quotes) They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I’m going to miss mine by just a few days (Garrison Keillor Quotes) I think if the church put in half the time on covetousness that it does on lust, this would be a better world for all of us (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don’t put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze (Garrison Keillor Quotes) There is almost no marital problem that can’t be helped enormously by taking off your clothes (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome (Garrison Keillor Quotes) A young writer is easily tempted by the allusive and ethereal and ironic and reflective, but the declarative is at the bottom of most good writing (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Evelyn was an insomniac so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that (Garrison Keillor Quotes) If you lived today as if it were your last, you’d buy up a box of rockets and fire them all off, wouldn’t you? (Garrison Keillor Quotes) One reads books in order to gain the privilege of living more than one life. People who don’t read are trapped in a mine shaft, even if they think the sun is shining (Garrison Keillor Quotes) Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it (Garrison Keillor Quotes)

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