The Fireman

by Joe Hill

There’s something horribly unfair about dying in the middle of a good story, before you have a chance to see how it all comes out.

People were entranced by flame and repelled by human suffering, and wasn’t that some kind of design flaw?

Humanity is a germ that thrives on the very edge of catastrophe.”

“I also like the idea that God is punishing us with killer athlete’s foot for wearing Crocs.”