"Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives."

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Calvin Trillin

“Music is one of the ways that God has of beating in on man.”
“Do we understand the gravity of the sin of dishonesty? It is not only unchristian, it is anti-Christian...it is anti-Christ! Whether it be lying, or cheating, or robbery or deception; whether it is in the home, in business, in sports, or in the classroom; dishonesty is completely foreign to the teachings of Jesus.”
“To carry timber into the wood. [Lat., In silvam ligna ferre.]”
“I haven't been locked into just the sci-fi although I love it - mostly for the fans...It's tremendous to go out and do all these conventions and thank them for supporting the show. But it's been a mix...I mean I (also) love the warm and fuzzies (like Cedar Cove and My Best Friends' Dogs).”
“Bald is the new black!”

Source : "Q: Aren't you too brainy to be a TV presenter? A: Too brainy? That's why all my hair fell out" by Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2005.
“Another one of the old poets, whose name has escaped my memory at present, called Truth the daughter of Time.”

Source : Aulus Gellius (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Aulus Gellius - 'The Attic Nights' (Illustrated)”, p.337, Delphi Classics
“Temporarily in 1934 I became a department head in the German Labor Front and dealt with the improvement of labor conditions in German factories. Then I was in charge of public works on the staff of Hess. I gave up both these activities in 1941.”
“O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet fondly loves!”

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