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
I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
When you know where somebody is, you know the most important thing about them. — 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
[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
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
I don't write my own publicity materials, I just read 'em and give 'em the OK. — John Darnielle Copy Share
“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
“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
The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge. — John Darnielle Copy Share
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
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
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
“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
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
“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
“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
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
It's hard always to say what it is one likes about a place, for me. I feel it. — John Darnielle Copy Share
“Another nagging little question lodged like a bit of grapeshot in his chest. It was nothing major, but the place where he stored them… — John Darnielle Copy Share
I'm not really a goal-oriented guy. I started doing the Mountain Goats just for the sheer hell of it. — John Darnielle Copy Share
![“[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 stories. The main thing about them was the vibe. It was really disquieting. He wanted to sketch the scene so that you could see it and know the…” quote by John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/john-darnielle-2176_answers_robert-aikman-would-write-horror-stories_792953.jpg)
