Quote by Calvin Trillin

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 actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like

Summary

This quote suggests that being funny is not a deliberate choice but rather a unique perspective on life that cannot be easily discarded. The speaker compares it to a strange and slightly incapacitating state of mind, almost like a harmless abnormality. It implies that humor is an innate quality, an unconventional way of perceiving the world that one possesses and cannot easily change.

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By Calvin Trillin

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