Calvin Trillin Quotes

“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.”

Calvin Trillin

“Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.”

Calvin Trillin

“Health food makes me sick.”

Calvin Trillin

Cookbook Corner: Healthy meals from health care workers, The Land Online, Sarah Johnson, 2008-10-17, 2008-12-19 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_home_hearth/local_story_297150955.html,

“Money not spent on a luxury one considered even briefly is the equivalent of windfall income and should be spent accordingly.”

Calvin Trillin

"Alice's Law of Compensatory Cash Flow" in Alice, Let's Eat (1978) ("Alice" was his wife, Alice Trillin)