Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge. Sarah Vowell abrahambuyfree Change image and share on social
I loved that these two guys argued with each other as if movies actually mattered. Nobody I knew talked about movies that way, but Siskel and Ebert took each movie as it came and talked about whether it was a success on its own terms. Sarah Vowell argueebertguy share on social
I didn't come from any kind of academic background, but I lived in a college town and I knew people who weren't without pretense. There was this idea in the town that if something was European it would be good. Sarah Vowell academicbackgroundcollege share on social
Assassins and presidents invite the same basic question: Just who do you think you are? Sarah Vowell assassinbasicinvite Change image and share on social
History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument that history is interesting. Sarah Vowell argumentfullgood Change image and share on social
The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out. There was a while where I thought you could try. Sarah Vowell armstrongfigurelouis Change image and share on social
The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky. Sarah Vowell actordominantglobally Change image and share on social
I seem to have no problem revealing my crush on the man who murdered Lincoln. Sarah Vowell crushlincolnman Change image and share on social
I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in. Sarah Vowell bigbitedit Change image and share on social
