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Calvin Trillin quotes about people

American Journalist December 5, 1935

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Calvin Trillin quote: "We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page -..."
We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the page. Calvin Trillin
You know, I used to say, when people say, 'How do you think about what to write about in the poems every week?' And I say, 'Well, I have to turn it in on Monday, so on Sunday nights I turn the shower to iambic pentameter and it sort of works out that way.' Calvin Trillin
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
When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people who are being put in charge of things scares the hell out of him. Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin quote: "I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious."
I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious. Calvin Trillin
People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them. Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin quote: "What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one..."
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

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