Ushers Quotes

“People die. I don’t want to be the reason some live and some don’t. It’s best to just . . . be a mammal. Eat as much fresh fruit as you can. Spend time with trees. Hug the people you love. Accept that death is as natural as the rest of life. Dogs understand that. Cats understand that. Only humans have a hard time with it. And when it’s over, at least there’s someone there. At least you aren’t alone.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“people are always going to want law, and if the only lawmen are white, then it isn’t law anymore. It’s apartheid.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“It’s better to just be a mammal. You know, take long naked naps in the sun. Never miss a chance to splash in the tide.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“I think sometimes, once in a while, nearly dying brings a new clarity to a person’s life,”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“Social media brings out the worst in people. They’ll say anything for the likes.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“It’s best to just . . . be a mammal. Eat as much fresh fruit as you can. Spend time with trees. Hug the people you love. Accept that death is as natural as the rest of life. Dogs understand that. Cats understand that. Only humans have a hard time with it.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“Who are they?” “I think of them as the ushers. Like at a play—the people who lead you through the dark to your seat when you come in late. I guess there are ushers at funerals too. But maybe you’d call them angels. They look like angels.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“So, I want to begin with a few biographical details. You’re twenty-three—” “Yep.” “And you graduated from Boston College with a degree in cognitive science.” “And a minor in Fortnite.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“I think of them as the ushers. Like at a play—the people who lead you through the dark to your seat when you come in late. I guess there are ushers at funerals too. But maybe you’d call them angels. They look like angels.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“I literally sleep with a Bible next to my bed. It’s not illegal to get high on Jesus, is it?”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“oldies. It never seemed like dying was anything so terrible. Most of them just kind of quietly . . . went. Like someone blowing on a dandelion clock, gentle as that. You do get used to it. You find out it’s the most normal thing in the world, like sex, or having a baby, or nursing a baby. It’s one of these fundamental human things, reminds you you’re part of nature. We forget that, you know. Or try not to think about it. Which is stupid. It’s better to just be a mammal. You know, take long naked naps in the sun. Never miss a chance to splash in the tide.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“Boy, that’s going to be some fun viewing. Just as good as the first season of Yellowstone.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“Lexapro, twenty milligrams.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers

“I think,” Duvall said, “that people are always going to want law, and if the only lawmen are white, then it isn’t law anymore. It’s apartheid.”
― Joe Hill, Ushers