--- title: "18 Want Quotes By John Darnielle" description: "18 Want quotes by John Darnielle. Plus more from John Darnielle and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/john-darnielle-2176_connotation_labor-for-a-lot-of-people-has-a-negative_1923548.png" --- > [Labor for a lot of people has a negative connotation. But not for me. I always want to be working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/labor-for-a-lot-of-people-has-a-negative-connotation-but-not-for-me-i/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/john-darnielle-2176_connotation_labor-for-a-lot-of-people-has-a-negative_1923548.png) > [“I don't even want to be rich I just want to be alone. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-don-t-even-want-to-be-rich-i-just-want-to-be-alone/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/john-darnielle-2176_money_i-don-t-even-want-to-be-rich-i-just-want_3006191.png) > [As an artist, you always have to be growing. You don't just want to do what you already know people like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/as-an-artist-you-always-have-to-be-growing-you-don-t-just-want-to-do/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddf/john-darnielle-2176_art_as-an-artist-you-always-have-to-be-growi_742326.png) > [At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/at-23-you-can-completely-literally-reinvent-yourself-if-you-want-to/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/john-darnielle-2176_ifs_at-23-you-can-completely-literally-reinv_350887.png) > [I always want to try and see what the appeal is in anything. It's the healthiest and most honest approach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-always-want-to-try-and-see-what-the-appeal-is-in-anything-it-s-the/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-darnielle-2176_appeals_i-always-want-to-try-and-see-what-the-ap_790794.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) > [“Not everybody wants to get out and see the world. Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes you just want to figure out hwo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/not-everybody-wants-to-get-out-and-see-the-world-nothing-wrong-with/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/john-darnielle-2176_want_not-everybody-wants-to-get-out-and-see-t_650235.png) > [Not everybody relates to pain, but if you can watch other people playacting it, you can absorb some of that vibe. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/not-everybody-relates-to-pain-but-if-you-can-watch-other-people/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/john-darnielle-2176_environment_not-everybody-relates-to-pain-but-if-you_1259014.png) > [People will complain that they don't want to wait around for lightning to strike, but why not? If you invest yourself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/people-will-complain-that-they-don-t-want-to-wait-around-for/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/john-darnielle-2176_chance_people-will-complain-that-they-don-t-wan_1149123.png) > [People want you to play the songs they know. I try not to reflect too much, and I don't really like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/people-want-you-to-play-the-songs-they-know-i-try-not-to-reflect-too/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b56/john-darnielle-2176_focus_people-want-you-to-play-the-songs-they-k_2155904.png) > [In the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/in-the-present-political-situation-it-s-an-interesting-phenomenon-to/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/244/john-darnielle-2176_appeals_in-the-present-political-situation-it-s_3100364.png) > [There are stylists I really love. I'm a huge Joan Didion fan - if I wrote something that she might like, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/there-are-stylists-i-really-love-i-m-a-huge-joan-didion-fan-if-i/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/john-darnielle-2176_action_there-are-stylists-i-really-love-i-m-a-h_1344471.jpg) > [I did a lot of music criticism. I don't think much of it was any good. I think I wanted to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/i-did-a-lot-of-music-criticism-i-don-t-think-much-of-it-was-any-good/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/john-darnielle-2176_criticism_i-did-a-lot-of-music-criticism-i-don-t-t_1475924.png) > [It's an important moment as a reader, I think, when you can forget the question of whether you need to know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/it-s-an-important-moment-as-a-reader-i-think-when-you-can-forget-the/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/john-darnielle-2176_answers_it-s-an-important-moment-as-a-reader-i-t_624101.jpg) > [The moment where you know the thing you want is ridiculous and pompous and a terrible thing to want anyway. The direction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/the-moment-where-you-know-the-thing-you-want-is-ridiculous-and/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/john-darnielle-2176_causes_the-moment-where-you-know-the-thing-you_556303.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) > [What's funny is that people think, "Well there has to be something more than wrestling, because wrestling has such an absurd quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/what-s-funny-is-that-people-think-well-there-has-to-be-something-more/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/john-darnielle-2176_absurd_what-s-funny-is-that-people-think-well-t_1846829.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 Want ## 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/want/john-darnielle/#itemlist", "name": "18 Want Quotes By John Darnielle", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Labor for a lot of people has a negative connotation. But not for me. 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