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> [If you're standing in the middle of a ring and you're playing the villain, and everyone is booing and throwing things at you, that's real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/if-you-re-standing-in-the-middle-of-a-ring-and-you-re-playing-the/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

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## More by John Darnielle

> [I don't write my own publicity materials, I just read 'em and give 'em the OK.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-don-t-write-my-own-publicity-materials-i-just-read-em-and-give-em/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [“But secret agents, like God, only give signs to their confidants. They are also very cruel and even unhappy at times. At any rate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/but-secret-agents-like-god-only-give-signs-to-their-confidants-they/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [“I am heavy in his arms, and I feel safe there, but I am lost, and I need constantly to be shoring up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-am-heavy-in-his-arms-and-i-feel-safe-there-but-i-am-lost-and-i-need/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-conscious-i-become-of-grave/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [If you get into a fight and somebody punches you, you get two feelings. One: That really hurts. Two: That relief in the realness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/if-you-get-into-a-fight-and-somebody-punches-you-you-get-two-feelings/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [When I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/when-i-was-a-kid-i-was-a-big-science-fiction-fan-but-current-horror/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/it-s-impossible-to-be-content-all-the-time-you-have-to-learn-to-be/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [“It's in the nature of the landscape to change, and it's in the nature of people to help the process along...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/it-s-in-the-nature-of-the-landscape-to-change-and-it-s-in-the-nature/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [Everybody is in various states of needing to transcend something. I believe in mental health care, but when we call people "crazy," we exclude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/everybody-is-in-various-states-of-needing-to-transcend-something-i/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/but-resiliency-only-means-that-a-thing-retains-its-shape-that-it/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [“One thing I’ve learned is it’s better sometimes, in the weeds, to resist the temptation to stand up and follow the compass. \*”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/one-thing-i-ve-learned-is-it-s-better-sometimes-in-the-weeds-to/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [People always talk about good time rock and roll, Chuck Berry or whatever, like this liberating force for feeling good. But what I need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/people-always-talk-about-good-time-rock-and-roll-chuck-berry-or/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [It's hard always to say what it is one likes about a place, for me. I feel it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/it-s-hard-always-to-say-what-it-is-one-likes-about-a-place-for-me-i/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [“Another nagging little question lodged like a bit of grapeshot in his chest. It was nothing major, but the place where he stored them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/another-nagging-little-question-lodged-like-a-bit-of-grapeshot-in-his/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

> [I'm not really a goal-oriented guy. I started doing the Mountain Goats just for the sheer hell of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-m-not-really-a-goal-oriented-guy-i-started-doing-the-mountain-goats/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

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