The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years sh… — Calvin Trillin

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 TrillinJournalist · American · b. 1935

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My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father. — Hugh Leonard
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My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had come over from Scotland. — Alan Hovhaness
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