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I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the

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

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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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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

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Cooking
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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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To them though, not to us, we were just a catalyst for their imagination. – Donald Sutherland

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Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. – Author Unknown

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People who think my books are autobiographical, which theyre not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination. – Curtis Sittenfeld

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Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding. – Thomas Carlyle

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A good author dances on typewriter keys. – Terri Guillemets

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Like it or not, the world evolves, priorities change and so do you. – Marilu Henner

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