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
I make up stories that take place in real space with real people. If I could convert this into a technique for… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It's… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
There are real teachers out there; I don't pretend to have their mantle. — 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
If you're standing in the middle of a ring and you're playing the villain, and everyone is booing and throwing things at… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
The fact that somebody's telling you a story about people who didn't exist doesn't make the experience of the story any less… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
In wrestling, people just throw each other around, possibly actually bleed, and are still friends in the locker room afterwards. But there's… — 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
