Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin
Calvin Marshall Trillinis an American journalist, humorist, food writer, poet, memoirist and novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 December 1935
CountryUnited States of America
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Ross begat Shawn. He handed down the crown of St Peter to Shawn.
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I don't mind being compared to Tolstoy literarily, but when it comes to Fun Stats it's a little humiliating.
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It isn't like when John died, when there were a lot of people there. I think this time she wanted to do it more by herself. Somebody told me there's an African blessing, 'May we be buried by our children.' It's obviously the hardest loss.
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Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme.
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Following the Jewish tradition, a dispenser of schmaltz (liquid chicken fat) is kept on the table to give the vampires heartburn if they get through the garlic defense.
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Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.
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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.
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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 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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I'm in favor of liberalizing immigration because of the effect it would have on restaurants. I'd let just about everybody in except the English.
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It has long been acknowledged that the single best restaurant in the world is Arthur Bryant's Barbecue at Eighteenth and Booklyn in Kansas city.
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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
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Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.
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Following the Rumanian tradition, garlic is used in excess to keep the vampires away... Following the Jewish tradition, a dispenser of schmaltz (liquid chicken fat) is kept on the table to give the vampires heartburn if they get through the garlic defense.