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 TrillinMany Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.
Calvin TrillinWhen 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 TrillinIf it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny.
Calvin Trillin