Every place on earth has a frequency. It's not good or bad, it's just the way it is, and if you can attune yourself to that frequency, then you can find comfort in that. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
As important as politics are to me, the life and the spirit of people's emotions are much more important. People live real lives where they love and grieve and feel pain and joy and that is a whole separate sphere.… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I don't write my own publicity materials, I just read 'em and give 'em the OK. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“But secret agents, like God, only give signs to their confidants. They are also very cruel and even unhappy at times. At any rate,… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“I am heavy in his arms, and I feel safe there, but I am lost, and I need constantly to be shoring up the… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
If you get into a fight and somebody punches you, you get two feelings. One: That really hurts. Two: That relief in the realness… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
It's impossible to be content all the time - you have to learn to be content in places where you're unhappy and owning your… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“It's in the nature of the landscape to change, and it's in the nature of people to help the process along...” — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
Everybody is in various states of needing to transcend something. I believe in mental health care, but when we call people "crazy," we exclude… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“But resiliency only means that a thing retains its shape. That it doesn’t break, or lose its ability to function. It doesn’t mean a… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“One thing I’ve learned is it’s better sometimes, in the weeds, to resist the temptation to stand up and follow the compass. *” — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
People always talk about good time rock and roll, Chuck Berry or whatever, like this liberating force for feeling good. But what I need… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
