It was a given in our family that my father was a grocer so that I wouldn't have to be.
Calvin TrillinOnce, in Lisbon, I tried my best to work the phone book in a way that would assuage a longing [Alice and I] had for certain Chinese dishes . . . .
Calvin TrillinThe ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work.
Calvin TrillinWhat campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul.
Calvin Trillin