Quote by Calvin Trillin
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years

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. – Calvin Trillin

Other quotes by Calvin Trillin

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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People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldnt be something that interested them. – Calvin Trillin

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Politics
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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 you cant get rid of. – Calvin Trillin

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funny
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Cooking
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Make lunch, not war. – Author unknown

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Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. – Harriet Van Horne, “Not for Jiffy Cooks,” Vogue magazine, 1956

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Cooking

It is in an old kitchen that the best food is made. – French Proverb

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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. – Italian Proverb

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