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> [“It’s hard to describe, this feeling of seeing your kids spending time together like adults, meeting up again after being out there in the world like free agents. There’s something giddy and unreal about it. I knew that boy when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/it-s-hard-to-describe-this-feeling-of-seeing-your-kids-spending-time/)

[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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