Garrison Keillor Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.”

“Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.”

“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.”

“I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.”

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”

“God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.”

“Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.”

“Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it.”

“I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.”

“The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.”