American - Journalist | December 5, 1935 -
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
MondayPeopleThinkWeekYouSunday
There's always a source for humor.
HumorAlwaysSource
If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny.
FunnyNothingWriteInappropriate
I don't think I've ever read a food piece or a food book.
FoodBookThinkReadPieceEver
What interests me is what you might call vernacular writing, writing that connects you to a place.
MeWritingYouPlaceCallMight
I've always thought that parallel parking was my main talent.
TalentThoughtAlwaysParkingMain
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