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...the existential paradox we all experience; we feel that we are immortal, yet we know that we will die.

Calvin Trillin

...the existential paradox we all experience; we feel that we are immortal, yet we know that we will die.

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About Calvin Trillin

Calvin Marshall Trillin (born 5 December 1935) is an American journalist, humorist, food writer, poet, memoirist and novelist. He is a winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor (2012) and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2008).