All Calvin Trillin Quotes
- I suppose that there are endeavors in which self-confidence is even more important than it is in writing -- tightrope walking comes immediately to mind… Anybody
- Marriage is not merely sharing the fettucini, but sharing the burden of finding the fettucini restaurant in the first place. Burden
- I've decided to skip 'holistic'. I don't know what it means, and I don't want to know. That may seem extreme, but I followed the… Decided
- Since nostaglia is fueled by inflation, could it be that inflation is the result of a conspiracy by the people who are trying to palm… Antiques
- If bumblebee leavings and stump paste are so good for you, why can't any of those guys (in the health stores) grow full beards? Any
- One advantage of a monarchy is that a monarchy does not suffer the effects of having great clots of white Christians moping around simply because… Advantage
- If General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there… Age
- In modern America, anyone who attempts to write satirically about the events of the day finds it difficult to concoct a situation so bizarre that… Actually Come
- The way I read Billy Carter's testimony, he was a model citizen himself until the voters went and ruined his life by making his brother… Billy
- Taking pleasure in the dark side may be some sort of occupational hazard for reporters. Dark
- The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work. Belief
- At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom. American
- A new regulation for the publishing industry: "The advance for a book must be larger than the check for the lunch at which it was… Advance
- There's always a source for humor. Funny
- I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey. Disc
- I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant. Cook
- I don't mind being interviewed on television or radio. Inspirational
- I don't think I've ever read a food piece or a food book. Book
- I've written three books you could think of as memoirs. Book
- 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. All
- When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family's hands are clean. Capitalism
- Following the Romanian tradition, garlic is used in excess to keep the vampires away. Excess
- 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… Been
- Health food makes me sick. Diet
- 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… Actually Think