In the U.S.A., we want to sing along with the chorus and ignore the verses, ignore the blues. . . No one is going to hold up a cigarette lighter in a stadium to the tune of "mourn together, suffer together." City on a hill, though -- that has a backbeat we can dance to. And that's why the citizens of the United States not only elected and reelected Ronald Reagan; that's why we ARE Ronald Reagan.
I talk about going to his [George W. Bush's] Inauguration and crying when he took the oath, 'cause I was so afraid he was going to "wreck the economy… - Sarah Vowell
I talk about going to his [George W. Bush's] Inauguration and crying when he took the oath, 'cause I was so afraid he was going to "wreck the economy…
- Sarah Vowell
American history is a quagmire, and the more one knows, the quaggier the mire gets. - Sarah Vowell
American history is a quagmire, and the more one knows, the quaggier the mire gets.
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 t… - 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 t…
I have a similar affection for the parenthesis (but I always take most of my parentheses out, so as not to call undue attention to the glaring fact t… - Sarah Vowell
I have a similar affection for the parenthesis (but I always take most of my parentheses out, so as not to call undue attention to the glaring fact t…
The modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top - Sarah Vowell
The modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top
Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know. - Sarah Vowell
Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.
However, displayed right alongside all the Confederate flag paraphernalia is a bunch of American flag merch – American flag place mats, patriotic “bo… - Sarah Vowell
However, displayed right alongside all the Confederate flag paraphernalia is a bunch of American flag merch – American flag place mats, patriotic “bo…
What are you hiding? No one ever asks that. - Sarah Vowell
What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.
You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety. - Sarah Vowell
You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety.
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