“It's hard to stay positive when there's a lot of evil in the world.” WorldHardEvilStay Positive Author:John Darnielle
“Life is hard, you're tired, and there's disease. The strategy that works for children is to be delighted by the things that delight you.” ChildrenHardLife IsDiseaseStrategyTiredDelightDelightedLife Is Hard Author:John Darnielle
“Anything that is within you is a gift. To be able to take possession of that and say, "Whatever it is, I am bigger than it," is to learn to cherish even the hard and painful things.” HardAbleBiggerPainfulPossessionCherishWithin YouPainful Things Author:John Darnielle
“It's hard always to say what it is one likes about a place, for me. I feel it.” FeelsHardLikes Author:John Darnielle
“In the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do people want somebody who yells at them? For most of us, that's so hard to understand. Who wants that? I think there are a lot of people for whom that fulfills some kind of need.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsLooksKindHardPoliticalInterestingSituationLeaderAppealsPhenomenon Author:John Darnielle
“It's an important moment as a reader, I think, when you can forget the question of whether you need to know what happened. Some people really want hard explanations. I'm the other way. I like mysteries. I don't want to frustrate people. I don't want people to feel like they got no answers, but I want to approach the mystery and sit with it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantNeedsFeelsImportantHardMomentsAnswersForgetHappenedMysteryReaderApproachExplanationImportant Moments Author:John Darnielle
“One way you can get really close to God is to sin as hard as you can.” WayHardSinOne WayGet Real Author:John Darnielle
