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“The average trade book has a shelf life of between milk and yogurt, except for books by any member of the Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives.”

Calvin Trillin

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Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives.

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At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom.

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As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

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I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant.

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