Category: Calvin Trillin

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Calvin Trillin | teacher

I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn’t meant my answers literally.

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Calvin Trillin politics

Calvin Trillin | politics

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

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Calvin Trillin | imagination

I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn’t meant my answers literally.

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Calvin Trillin humor

Calvin Trillin | humor

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

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Calvin Trillin humor

Calvin Trillin | humor

There’s always a source for humor.

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Calvin Trillin health

Calvin Trillin | health

Health food makes me sick.

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Calvin Trillin funny

Calvin Trillin | funny

We all know funny people who can’t get it down on the page – even funny writers who can’t get it down on the page.

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Calvin Trillin funny

Calvin Trillin | funny

If it’s inappropriate to write about, if there’s nothing funny about it, then it’s not funny.

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Calvin Trillin funny

Calvin Trillin | funny

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.

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Calvin Trillin Food

Calvin Trillin | food

Canadians are very well behaved, they don’t throw their food.

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