A person cannot coast along in old destructive habits year after year and accept whatever comes along. A person must stand up on her own two legs and walk. Get off the bus and go get on another. Climb out of the ditch and cross the road. Find the road that s where you want to go. ... The only sermon that counts is the one that is formed by our actions. She would quit drinking and thereby show Kyle life is what you make it. A person can grab hold of her life and change things for the better. This happens all the time. We are not chips of wood drifting down the stream of time. We have oars.
Garrison KeillorMarrying for sex is like flying to London for the free peanuts and pretzels. It's not the point of the thing, is it?
Garrison KeillorSome people have a love of their fellow man in their hearts, and others require a light anesthetic.
Garrison KeillorI am a cheerful man, even in the dark, and it's all thanks to a good Lutheran mother. . . . Mother was well composed, a true Lutheran, and taught me to Cheer up, Make yourself useful, Mind your manners, and above all, Don't feel sorry for yourself.
Garrison KeillorThere is almost no marital problem that can't be helped enormously by taking off your clothes.
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