Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
While writing is a mystical process, it's also work. If you show up to work five days in a row, nobody's going… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
The studio's a collaborative environment. I just try to let people bring their own ideas to the songs and see what happens. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
This is the funny thing about me. People think John just comes up with all the ideas. I'm honored. People think I… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I am a person of high energy. That, and I sit down and I write when I get an idea - I… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
There's this idea that there was a point in our childhood when we were in some way better than we are now… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I couldn't name more than a couple of good drum'n'bass acts, and I have no idea what's big in the dance world… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
When I was kid, they always used to tell me to keep notebooks. I look at my shelves now and it's just… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I'll keep making records until I don't have more ideas for records. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know… — 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
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