Quote by Calvin Trillin
If its inappropriate to write about, if theres nothing funny about

If its inappropriate to write about, if theres nothing funny about it, then its not funny. – Calvin Trillin

Other quotes by Calvin Trillin

I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadnt meant my answers literally. – Calvin Trillin

Category:
Imagination
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When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere. – Calvin Trillin

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Food
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I believe, in a funny way, the job of the novelist is to be out there on the fringes and speaking for an experience that has not really been spoken for. – Donna Tartt

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