Garrison KeillorJust because we're fictional characters doesn't mean you can pick us up and move us anywhere you want.--the people of Lake Woebegon
About This Quote
The people of Lake Woebegon, the fictional place that holds its own against any other city in existence, are simply stating that humans do not have the power to move fictional characters anywhere they want. If humans were capable of doing so, they would be able to move their favorite hero (or villain) to any city they wanted. That is, after all, how people make their living.
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