Kayfabe is kind of a code. To break kayfabe is to let people know that the punch was not real and that… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
The moment where you know the thing you want is ridiculous and pompous and a terrible thing to want anyway. The direction… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a hermit. Left to my own devices, I won't submerge myself in anything further afield than the driveway. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I usually kind of can't wait until my records leak. Back in the day, you could give people tapes, but you can't… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
What I like is horror movies, including '80s slasher movies that politically I have all kinds of problems with. Which is an… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I don't like to say, "Oh, I don't like this kind of music." I like to listen to it and try to… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I like a lot of hardcore, but it's just a genre about which I don't have much to say. It's kind of… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
In the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do… — 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
