“It goes without saying that in order for me to buy a teapot at the Oneida, Ltd., outlet store at the Sherrill… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“With a century and change between the 1880 convention and now, I’ll admit I rolled my eyes at the ideological hairsplitting, wondering… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“If this fails to convince, I being out my secret weapon, announcing with portentous deliberation that Barbara. Damn. Walters. Does. Not. Drive.… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“Honestly, the only question most Americans ask about a new building at this point is basically: Is it a soul-sucking eyesore of… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“All those adorable towheaded kids in the promotional film are going to turn thirteen. Once a family member hits puberty, odds are… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“I am drawn to Tom Sawyer Island because a tribute to Mark Twain would not be out of place in a theme… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“By journey's end the brides were much better acquainted with their grooms and more or less pleased with the matches. Sybil Bingham… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“(The subject of Peter Gallagher’s eyebrows, I realize, is a digression away from the Oneida Community, and yet, I do feel compelled,… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“Then, as if getting blown up is not enough to worry about, after I take a seat on the steps, I get… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“I've always had these fantasies about being in a normal family in which the parents come to town and their adult daughter… — 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
