“I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild di...” — Calvin Trillin Quote

“I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can't get rid of.”

“I've written three books you could think of as memoirs.”

“Canadians are very well behaved, they don't throw their food.”

“If something is very, very funny but possibly controversial, if it's truly funny, then it's worth doing. Things aren't worth doing for the sake of being controversial.”

“The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness.”

“I think they should have a Barbie with a buzz cut.”