quote from 'Lafayette in the Somewhat United States"

[orangerful]

I do not think there can ever be enough books about anything; and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates. The more knowledge, the better seems like a solid rule of thumb, even though I have watched enough science fiction films to accept that humanity's unchecked pursuit of learning will end with robots taking over the world.
---Sarah Vowell

There was another great quote about George Washington having a swearing fit after receiving bad news but for the life of me I can't find it! I am listening to the book in the car but I checked out a physical copy so I could record some of the quotes. Just spent 20 minutes flipping through it, trying to guess where in the book it might be. If I find it, I will share it because the description of his swearing by one of the other officer's present is hilarious.

Comments

[c-hrista.livejournal.com]

OH I am looking forward to finding this book!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Get the audio! Sarah reads most of it but the "guest" voices are quite the cast (Nick Offerman as George Washington...)