“Acts 16:9 is the meddler's motto, simultaneously selfless and self-serving, generous but stuck-up. Into every generation of Americans is born a new… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“For Americans, Acts 16:9 is the high-fructose corn syrup of Bible verses--an all-purpose ingredient we'll stir into everything from the ink on… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
When I think about my relationship with America, I feel like a battered wife: Yeah, he knocks me around a lot, but… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
Why is America the last best hope of Earth? What if it's Liechtenstein? Or, worse, Canada? — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“Because of the "city upon a hill" sound bite, " A Model of Christian Charity " is one of the formative documents… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
Dig deep into its communitarian ethos and it reads more like an America that might have been, an America fervently devoted to… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“History repeats itself. The first time as tragedy. The second time as farce. The third time as tourist trap.” — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“She is either male property (Mrs.), wannabe male property (Miss), or man-hating harpy (Ms.).” — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
