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Calvin Trillin Quotes

I’ve written three books you could think of as memoirs Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind being interviewed on television or radio Picture Quote #1

Getting a tattoo would probably make me cry Picture Quote #1

Health food makes me sick Picture Quote #1

There’s always a source for humor Picture Quote #1

The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt Picture Quote #1

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I don’t care where I sit, as long as I get fed Picture Quote #1

I’m more disturbed when people expect me to be serious Picture Quote #1

Being on a book tour is a lot easier than reporting Picture Quote #1

I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey Picture Quote #1

I’ve always thought that parallel parking was my main talent Picture Quote #1

When you’re writing, you are robbed of your delivery Picture Quote #1

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The price of purity is purists Picture Quote #1

Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work Picture Quote #1

Taking pleasure in the dark side may be some sort of occupational hazard for reporters Picture Quote #1

The margin of error in astrology is plus or minus one hundred percent Picture Quote #1

Anybody caught selling macrame in public should be dyed a natural color and hung out to dry Picture Quote #1

I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can’t get rid of Picture Quote #1

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I don’t cook. I don’t know anything about food. I’ve never reviewed a restaurant Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I’ve ever read a food piece or a food book Picture Quote #1

If it’s inappropriate to write about, if there’s nothing funny about it, then it’s not funny Picture Quote #1

People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn’t be something that interested them Picture Quote #1

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they’re trying to keep out Picture Quote #1

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found Picture Quote #1

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Marriage is not merely sharing the fettucini, but sharing the burden of finding the fettucini restaurant in the first place Picture Quote #1

With humor, it’s so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy Picture Quote #1

If law school is so hard to get through... how come there are so many lawyers? Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, if I had until the next day to turn the story in, I’d head home, finding that the knot in the narrative came loose with the rhythmic clacking of the subway train Picture Quote #1

The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work Picture Quote #1

Math was always my bad subject. I couldn’t convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically Picture Quote #1

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I’ve written three books you could think of as memoirs (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I don’t mind being interviewed on television or radio (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Getting a tattoo would probably make me cry (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Health food makes me sick (Calvin Trillin Quotes) There’s always a source for humor (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I don’t care where I sit, as long as I get fed (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I’m more disturbed when people expect me to be serious (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Being on a book tour is a lot easier than reporting (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I’ve always thought that parallel parking was my main talent (Calvin Trillin Quotes) When you’re writing, you are robbed of your delivery (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The price of purity is purists (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Taking pleasure in the dark side may be some sort of occupational hazard for reporters (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The margin of error in astrology is plus or minus one hundred percent (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Anybody caught selling macrame in public should be dyed a natural color and hung out to dry (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can’t get rid of (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I don’t cook. I don’t know anything about food. I’ve never reviewed a restaurant (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I don’t think I’ve ever read a food piece or a food book (Calvin Trillin Quotes) If it’s inappropriate to write about, if there’s nothing funny about it, then it’s not funny (Calvin Trillin Quotes) People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn’t be something that interested them (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they’re trying to keep out (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Marriage is not merely sharing the fettucini, but sharing the burden of finding the fettucini restaurant in the first place (Calvin Trillin Quotes) With humor, it’s so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy (Calvin Trillin Quotes) If law school is so hard to get through... how come there are so many lawyers? (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Sometimes, if I had until the next day to turn the story in, I’d head home, finding that the knot in the narrative came loose with the rhythmic clacking of the subway train (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Math was always my bad subject. I couldn’t convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically (Calvin Trillin Quotes)

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