Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge.
Sarah Vowell

What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.
Sarah Vowell

Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact that none of us sound like we should be on the radio. We don't sound professional; we sound like people you would know.
Sarah Vowell

I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in.
Sarah Vowell

Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death.
Sarah Vowell

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

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

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