“Adolescence hits boys harder than it does girls. Girls bleed a little and their breasts pop out, big deal, but adolescence lands on a guy with both feet. . . . Your body is engulfed by chemicals of rage and despair, you pound, you shriek, you batter your head against the trees. You come away wounded, feeling that life is unknowable, can never be understood, only endured and sometimes cheated.” LittlesDoeSometimesFeelingsBodyBigsLife IsGuyGirlDealsBoysTreeFeetLandDespairUnderstoodHarderPopsRageYour BodyBreastsPoundsChemicalsWoundedAdolescenceBig DealCheated Book:The Book of Guys: Stories Source: The Book of Guys: Stories
“Your car, comfort though it be, this little den and dining room on wheels, is a prison that deadens your senses, and to feel wholly alive you must go for a walk.” FeelsLittlesWalksRoomsAliveCarComfortPrisonSensesWheelsDiningDensDining Rooms Author:Garrison Keillor
“Growing up in a place that has winter, you learn to avoid self-pity. Winter is not a personal experience, everybody else is just as cold as you, so you shouldn't complain about it too much. You learn this as a kid, coming home crying from the cold, and Mother looks down and says, 'It's only a little frostbite. You're okay.' And thus you learn to be okay. What's done is done. Get over it. Drink your coffee. It's not the best you'll ever get but it's good enough.” LooksLittlesSelfDoneEnoughHomeKidsMotherGrowing UpToo MuchGrowingCryColdDrinkOkayDown AndWinterComplainingCoffeePityOver ItComing HomeGood EnoughGet OverSelf PityPersonal Experiences Author:Garrison Keillor
“A good friend is a person who thinks you're one of the good eggs, even if he knows you're a little cracked.” IfsThinkingKnowsLittlesPersonsEggsGood FriendCracked Author:Garrison Keillor
“Lake Wobegon, the little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve.” LittlesTownsDecadesLakesLittle TownsLake Wobegon Author:Garrison Keillor
“All fiction comes from a little bit of reality, otherwise it would have no relevance. The fun is in innovation, take something real like this fair, and make it something larger than life.” LittlesRealRealityFunBitsFictionLittle BitFairsInnovationRelevanceLarger Than LifeSomething Real Author:Garrison Keillor
“Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot.” LittlesEatingVomiting Author:Garrison Keillor
“I hear a little firecracker go off when you come up with a good rhyme.” LittlesCome UpRhymeFirecracker Author:Garrison Keillor
“When you're a little kid, your heart is open and tender and a harsh word can go straight in and become part of your life.” HeartLittlesKidsYouthHarshLittle KidHarsh Words Author:Garrison Keillor
“Where I'm from we don't trust paper. Wealth is what's here on the premises. If I open a cupboard and see, say, thirty cans of tomato sauce and a five-pound bag of rice, I get a little thrill of well-being - much more so than if I take a look at the quarterly dividend report from my mutual fund.” IfsWellsLooksLittlesWealthFiveTrustPaperInvestmentWell BeingReportsBagsPoundsFundMutualThrillRicePremisesSauceDon't TrustTomatoesDividendsCupboardsMutual Fund Author:Garrison Keillor
