While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Sarah Vowell agocreedeverlasting Change image and share on social
I hated the lost colony; in second grade, we were doing American History, and they said, We don't know what happened to them. That drove me nuts. That lost colony drove me crazy. Sarah Vowell americancolonycrazy Change image and share on social
We go in to liberate Cuba, but Cuba still isn't free; we don't really think through what we'll do after the initial treaty is signed, but we're still occupying. There's chaos and torture and finally an outcry. Sarah Vowell chaoscubafinally share on social
Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death. Sarah Vowell deathhistoricalpeople Change image and share on social
In death, you get upgraded into a saint no matter how much people hated you in life. Sarah Vowell deathhatelife Change image and share on social
I get younger people who watch Conan or The Daily Show, but before that it was mostly people who knew me from public radio. Those people are kind of old. Sarah Vowell conandailykind Change image and share on social
I discovered that Robert Todd Lincoln was there for each of the first three assassinations. I wanted to write about the Lincoln Memorial, so when I found out he had attended its dedication, that helped focus it further. Sarah Vowell assassinationattenddedication share on social
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War - when I really think about them, they all seem about as likely as the parting of the Red Sea. Sarah Vowell civilconstitutiondeclaration Change image and share on social
Jesus and Lincoln, Moses and Jefferson can seem so long gone, so unbelievable, so dead. Sarah Vowell deadjeffersonjesus Change image and share on social
