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

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: As Far As Butler Concerned Everyone Far Invented Like Make Sound Whom Word

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The question about those aromatic advertisements that perfume companies are having stitched into magazines these days is this: under the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, is smelling up the place a constitutionally protected form of expression?

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: About Advertisement Amendment Companies Days Expression First First Amendment Form Freedoms Guaranteed Having Magazines Perfume Place Protected Question Smelling Those Up

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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

Topics: Answers Could Did Literally Math Meant Never Persuade Seem Teacher Very Well

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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

Topics: Associate Because Food Garlic Just Keep Members Out People Places Sort Spices Trying

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Health food makes me sick.

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: Food Health Makes Me Sick

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When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery.

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: Delivery Robbed Writing You Your

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I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey.

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: Disc High High School Jockey Remember School Wanted

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

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: About Anything Cook Food Know Never Restaurant Reviewed

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What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul.

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: Another Campaigns Haul Long Long Haul Making One Way Out People Way Were Who

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I've written three books you could think of as memoirs.

~Calvin Trillin

Topics: Books Could Memoirs Think Three Written You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: December 5th, 1935

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