If Lincoln freed the slaves and preserved the Union, how come 'Lincolnesque' just means tall?
Calvin TrillinI never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.
Calvin TrillinBefore I was born [my father] wanted me to go specifically to Yale, which he thought would help. It was easy for him to think I could be president: he didn't have to worry about being president himself, being ineligible because he wasn't born in the United States.
Calvin Trillin