"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
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"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
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