I start writing, pull whatever images happen to occur to me and make up a story, instead of starting with details that… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
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
It's a cliché to state that one should think like a child, but it's clear that kids know something that the world… — 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
It's an important moment as a reader, I think, when you can forget the question of whether you need to know what… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
As an artist, you always have to be growing. You don't just want to do what you already know people like. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
[Robert] Aikman would write horror stories that weren't gore, they weren't slashers, and they weren't monster stories either. He called them ghost… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
When you know where somebody is, you know the most important thing about them. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I don't really have any position to complain about my job. Yeah, every job has its moments like, "Ah, you know, it's… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
The possibility of disaster remains horrific to me. Like when you know everything's about to go wrong in a way that's not… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I just started going to shows. I don't know how submerged I am: I feel guilty that I don't get out more,… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
People want you to play the songs they know. I try not to reflect too much, and I don't really like to… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, "I know that dude! I… — 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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