--- title: "13 Stuff Quotes By John Darnielle" description: "13 Stuff quotes by John Darnielle. Plus more from John Darnielle and more Stuff sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/john-darnielle-2176_adulthood_adulthood-is-interesting-to-adults-but-i_2125708.png" --- > [Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/adulthood-is-interesting-to-adults-but-i-would-never-want-to-write/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/john-darnielle-2176_adulthood_adulthood-is-interesting-to-adults-but-i_2125708.png) > [I still get really excited looking at stuff that I've seen every day for 20 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-still-get-really-excited-looking-at-stuff-that-i-ve-seen-every-day/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/john-darnielle-2176_every-day_i-still-get-really-excited-looking-at-st_610252.png) > [What's scary is the unknown, the stuff you can't put your finger on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/what-s-scary-is-the-unknown-the-stuff-you-can-t-put-your-finger-on/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/john-darnielle-2176_fingers_what-s-scary-is-the-unknown-the-stuff-yo_393664.png) > [It's easy to follow national politics and weigh in on social media, but if I'm tweeting stuff about Chatham County, no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/it-s-easy-to-follow-national-politics-and-weigh-in-on-social-media/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/john-darnielle-2176_care_it-s-easy-to-follow-national-politics-an_3130349.png) > [From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/from-a-very-young-age-i-was-the-kind-of-kid-you-can-just-put-anywhere/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/john-darnielle-2176_age_from-a-very-young-age-i-was-the-kind-of_859766.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-darnielle-2176_conscious_the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-co_61048.png) > [It makes me envious of anybody who can say truly that they don't care what anybody thinks of what they do, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/it-makes-me-envious-of-anybody-who-can-say-truly-that-they-don-t-care/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/john-darnielle-2176_because-i-care_it-makes-me-envious-of-anybody-who-can-s_3048888.png) > [I just started writing stuff to kill time on summer evenings. This is why I'm always telling people who ask me what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-just-started-writing-stuff-to-kill-time-on-summer-evenings-this-is/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/john-darnielle-2176_ask-me_i-just-started-writing-stuff-to-kill-tim_2911111.png) > [ Our \[former\] governor \[Pat McCrory\] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/our-former-governor-pat-mccrory-was-supposed-to-be-a-moderate-but-he/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/john-darnielle-2176_draconian_our-former-governor-pat-mccrory-was-supp_419916.png) > [I consider myself a lyricist first and foremost, but if you get something else out of what I do, that's fine too.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-consider-myself-a-lyricist-first-and-foremost-but-if-you-get/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/john-darnielle-2176_fine_i-consider-myself-a-lyricist-first-and-f_1494355.png) > [People don't tend to notice, but in the past 10 years especially there's been a lot of growth in how I write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/people-don-t-tend-to-notice-but-in-the-past-10-years-especially-there/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/john-darnielle-2176_chords_people-don-t-tend-to-notice-but-in-the-p_2228884.png) > [People always talk about good time rock and roll, Chuck Berry or whatever, like this liberating force for feeling good. But what…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/john-darnielle-2176_anger_people-always-talk-about-good-time-rock_216930.png) > [If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/if-my-songs-are-being-listened-to-between-any-other-songs-that-is-2/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/john-darnielle-2176_catching_if-my-songs-are-being-listened-to-betwee_1420502.png) ## Other authors on Stuff ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stuff/john-darnielle/#itemlist", "name": "13 Stuff Quotes By John Darnielle", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Adulthood is interesting to adults. 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I think he assumed this stuff flew under the radar.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Darnielle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/our-former-governor-pat-mccrory-was-supposed-to-be-a-moderate-but-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/john-darnielle-2176_draconian_our-former-governor-pat-mccrory-was-supp_419916.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/john-darnielle-2176_draconian_our-former-governor-pat-mccrory-was-supp_419916.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/john-darnielle-2176_draconian_our-former-governor-pat-mccrory-was-supp_419916.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people…” — John Darnielle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I consider myself a lyricist first and foremost, but if you get something else out of what I do, that's fine too. I'm not sitting back here telling people how they have to take my stuff. 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You can listen to Mountain Goats from 1991 to 2007 and never hear a seventh chord. In 2007 or 2008, I started working on the piano to grow as a songwriter. 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