People involved in my personal life make fun of me a lot for not being jaded. — 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
“You don't think about how you really have your whole life planned out until a part of it goes missing suddenly one… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I am at a place in my life where the more like a cave I can make my surroundings, the happier I… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“You don't think about how you really have your whole life planed out until a part of it goes missing suddenly one… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
Back in the 90s, if you did mail order in music, you could make a good living doing it if you could… — 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… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
People talk about songwriting or comedy as creative expression, but life is creative expression. Table-making, even nursing, is extraordinarily creative. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
Life is hard, you're tired, and there's disease. The strategy that works for children is to be delighted by the things that… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
Music is a permanent art, it will always go through phases where you like it and are in tune with it, but… — 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 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
