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 TrillinAs far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.
Calvin TrillinWhat interests me is what you might call vernacular writing, writing that connects you to a place.
Calvin Trillin