“History repeats itself. The first time as tragedy. The second time as farce. The third time as tourist trap.” — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“Lincoln, of course, was giggling at the moment of impact; Booth knowing the play Lincoln was watching by heart, chose a laugh… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky. — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“I revere the Bill of Rights, but at the same time I believe that anyone who's using three or more of them… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
A couple of times he called the second he'd finished reading a novel and just had to tell me about it, and… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
Clemenza's overriding responsibility is to his family. He takes a moment out of his routine madness to remember that he had promised… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
In these fast and fickle times, it’s nice to know that there are some things you can always count on: the enduring… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time with some native Hawaiians who protest being part of the United States and literally carry protest… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
Until that moment, I hadn't realized that I embarked on the project of touring historic sites and monuments having to do with… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“I adore these words, worship them actually, and yet I do not buy that part about ‘the last time in history.’ Because… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“A couple of days after the last time I saw him, I got a typically well-written postcard. He said that after he… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“She is either male property (Mrs.), wannabe male property (Miss), or man-hating harpy (Ms.).” — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
“We were breathing sooty air. The soot was composed of incinerated glass and steel but also, we knew, incinerated human flesh. When the local… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
“After Hymns and tears, they boarded the brig Thaddeus, a vessel so crappy, it made the Mayflower look like the QE2.” — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
“The last line of Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is addressed to the American people and their congressmen. "As they deal with me and… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
“In the gravedigger scene in act V, Hamlet looks upon an anonymous skull and jokes that even Alexander the Great decomposed into dust that… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
“Another reason I’m intrigued with the hanged of Salem, especially the women, is that a number of them aroused suspicion in the first place… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
Listening to the radio every day for an entire year was a prison sentence. It was the most depressing, annoying, debilitating project I have… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
That's what I like to call him, "the current president." I find it difficult to say or type his name, George W. Bush. I… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
“The historical periods I like to learn about aren’t so much costume dramas as slasher flicks. The French Revolution is a favorite because it… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
There are two kinds of people in the world: the kind who alphabetize their record collections, and the kind who don't. — Sarah Vowell Copy Share
