Garrison Keillor Quotes

18 quotes from 17 authors

Garrison Keillor’s storytelling has left a subtle imprint on radio, humor, and the art of conversation. This collection pulls together 18 remarks from 17 writers who have reflected on his gentle wit, Midwestern charm, and the way he balances melancholy with optimism. Readers get a sense of why his voice resonates today.

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In his 30 years of broadcasting and publishing fiction, Garrison Keillor has set the laugh bar pretty high.

Jane Smiley

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I like listening to Garrison Keillor's 'The Writer's Almanac' with my daughter.

Amitava Kumar

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And Garrison Keillor I think is a fascinating guy and really entertaining.

Woody Harrelson

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“People come to church seeking a living word from the living Lord, not a commentary on life from another Garrison Keillor”

David Schnasa Jacobsen

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No one wants to hear me doing my best Garrison Keillor... I think that he's inimitable; he's one in a billion.

Chris Thile

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“A book is a gift you can open again and again. Garrison Keillor”

T.Q. Bernier

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I don't know if there is redemption for people like Charlie Rose or Garrison Keillor. An apology helps, but what really matter…

Ann Wilson

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Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head. ~Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor

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Garrison Keillor read several of my poems on 'The Writer's Almanac' and I've heard from listeners nationally and internationally. That's one of…

Ellen Bass

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I listen to NPR when I listen to the radio, but I don't listen to the radio that much. You know, I…

Al Franken

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A typical day for me is I get up at 6:00, the coffeemaker goes on automatically and the computer gets turned on.…

Kate DiCamillo

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For some people, you know, Garrison Keillor, Rush Limbaugh, really the stars, they've got a passion. They eat, drink and breathe radio,…

Tom Bodett

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There are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity -- like what…

Molly Ivins

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Garrison Keillor's 'Lake Wobegon' books create a world I can immerse myself in over and over. I love the deadpan humour, the…

Fiona Barton

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“The liberal radio host Garrison Keillor captured the spirit and self-image of the modern American left when he wrote: I am a…

Jonathan Haidt

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“One day we came home from some errands to find a grocery sack of them hanging on our mailbox. The perpetrator, of…

Barbara Kingsolver

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“One day we came home from some errands to find a grocery sack of [zucchini] hanging on our mailbox. The perpetrator, of…

Barbara Kingsolver

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“Although many reviews have compared my novels to those written by Garrison Keillor, Phil Gulley, or Jan Karon, I personally try to…

Gail Fraser

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