The Joe Hill Quotes

“Die Todten reiten schnell. (For the dead travel fast.) —“LENORE,” GOTTFRIED BÜRGER”
― Joe Hill, The Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, Horns, and NOS4A2

“She sat on the end of the dock, shoes and socks off, feet trailing in the water, to wrestle with the knot. When she was on coke—yeah, she had done that, too—she could’ve struggled with the knot for a happy hour, enjoying it as much as sex. She would’ve played that knot like Slash hammering out a guitar solo. But after five minutes she quit. No point. There would be a knife in the tackle box. You had to know when it made sense to try to untangle something and when to just cut the motherfucker loose.”
― Joe Hill, The Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, Horns, and NOS4A2

“Am I dreaming?” Bing asked. “I told you,” Manx said. “The road to Christmasland is paved in dreams. This old car can slip right out of the everyday world and onto the secret roads of thought. Sleep is just the exit ramp. When a passenger dozes off, my Wraith leaves whatever road it was on and slides onto the St. Nick Parkway. We are sharing this dream together. It is your dream, Bing. But it is still my ride. Come. I want to show you something.”
― Joe Hill, The Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, Horns, and NOS4A2

“When you had a set of wheels that could take you anywhere, you didn’t walk away from it.”
― Joe Hill, The Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, Horns, and NOS4A2