410 Quotes by Joe Hill

Fantasy was always only a reality waiting to be switched on.

Sometimes it seemed that one of the stars came loose from the firmament and sailed off with dizzying speed to a far corner of the night. In the dark hours before sunrise, constellations came apart and reformed and fell in burning streaks.

The imagination is our final advantage as a species, a place to safely (and happily) explore experiences that are far from safe and far from happy. “Dracula” and “The Fly” may delight and appall in equal measure, but they also gently prepare us, helping us to think about how we would respond if faced with a terrifying seduction, or a corrupted and infected body.

... people made the imaginary real all the time: taking the music they heard in their head and recording it, seeing a house in their imagination and building it. Fantasy was always only a reality waiting to be switched on.

I mean, when the world comes for your children, with the knives out, it's your job to stand in the way.

I think if you cheat in a ethics class then there's really no hope for you.

It's like in the Bible.You can't always get what you want, but if you really need something, you usually find it.""What part of the Bible is that from?" Ig asked her. "The Gospel of Keith Richards?

Why am I not good at anything?""You're a good dad.""It ain't rocket science."No, Vic thought. It was harder.

I wanted to explore this idea that the bogey man in the closet is scary, but being a mother is scarier.