I don't have a great eye for detail. I leave blanks in all of my stories. I leave out all detail, which leaves the reader to fill in something better.
Garrison KeillorJesus said the meek would inherit the earth, but so far all we've gotten is Minnesota and North Dakota.
Garrison KeillorWe come from people who brought us up to believe that life is a struggle, and if you should feel really happy, be patient: this will pass.
Garrison KeillorIt is more worthy in the eyes of God . . . if a writer makes three pages sharp and funny about the lives of geese than to make three hundred fat and flabby about God or the American people.
Garrison KeillorScripture doesn't promise that God will remove temptation, only that you'll be given strength to withstand it.
Garrison KeillorWe carry adolescence around in our bodies all our lives. We get through the Car Crash Age alive and cruise through our early twenties as cool dudes, wily, dashing, winsome . . . shooting baskets, the breeze, the moon, and then we try to become caring men, good husbands, great fathers, good citizens.
Garrison Keillor