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“I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.”

Calvin Trillin · Imagination

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Calvin Trillin

I don't think I've ever read a food piece or a food book.

Food

Calvin Trillin

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.

Food

Calvin Trillin

I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.

Food

Calvin Trillin

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.

Family