The Hush Quotes

“Where Johnny chose to see cause and effect, Jack saw the hand of God, and of the devil himself. That wasn’t hyperbole or false belief; he knew it like he knew his bones: that the world ran shadowed and deep, that evil was real and had a face. Because of that, Jack sought order, solidity, control.”
― John Hart, The Hush

“Jack laughed, and the sound frightened him because there was no rationality in it. It sounded broken and wild, and that’s exactly how childhood with Johnny had ended, not in quietness and time, but in a sudden rush of secrets and death and superstitious dread.”
― John Hart, The Hush

“But people could walk the same road and see different things.”
― John Hart, The Hush

“stared dumbly.”
― John Hart, The Hush

“Her mother wanted to sell the Hush. The girl wanted its secrets. It was an old argument.”
― John Hart, The Hush

“people could walk the same road and see different things.”
― John Hart, The Hush

“When people asked about Hush Arbor, this was the place they meant: the cemetery, the old houses, the hanging tree. Few understood how large it really was.”
― John Hart, The Hush

“At twenty-three, Johnny didn’t smile without reason or waste time on people he found insincere.”
― John Hart, The Hush