Quotes About Vowell

While history might be full of exemplary fathers, recorded history is not where to find them.

The whole thing reminds me of graduate school seminars, except these people are smart and funny and have something interesting to say.

The more history I learn, the more the world fills up with stories.

i love reading and am always stuck in one labrinth of letters or other

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.

The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky.