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
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
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
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
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
Assassins and presidents invite the same basic question: Just who do you think you are? Sarah Vowell assassinbasicinvite 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
