“My folks were and are devoted public radio fans, who started listening...” — Chris Thile Quote

“My folks were and are devoted public radio fans, who started listening to 'A Prairie Home Companion' in the 1980s; Garrison and Co. were the permanent headliners of their weekends.”

“There's something about a variety show, I think, that disarms us as consumers of something. We're laughing, and there's this sense of anything goes, anything could happen.”

“I think that we'll see the concept of 'genre' continue to die a slow and painful death.”

“Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.”

“In the beginning, God placed a woman in a companion role with the priesthood.”

“We were very kindly received by the English merchants to whom my companion had letters, and we set ourselves to learn what was the real state of things in Mexico.”