“It's good to be young, but let's not kid ourselves/ It's better to pass on through those years and come out the other side/ With our hearts still beating/ Having stared down demons/ Come back breathing.” YearsHeartStillsKidsYoungSidesBreathingDemonBe Young Author:John Darnielle
“When I was kid, they always used to tell me to keep notebooks. I look at my shelves now and it's just nothing but notebooks. And if I haven't gotten an idea but I have time to work, I'll pull one out and I bet there will be five or six sentences that will kick me off.” IfsLooksIdeasKidsUsedFiveHavensSixSentencesKicksShelvesNotebook Author:John Darnielle
“From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to be stoked about.” KindStillsKidsAgeYoungStuffYoung Age Author:John Darnielle
“The reality of having a kid involves day-to-day practicality - not broader philosophical outlooks.” RealityKidsPhilosophicalDay To DayOutlookPracticality Author:John Darnielle
“It's a cliché to state that one should think like a child, but it's clear that kids know something that the world tries to make you unlearn later in life.” ThinkingKnowsWorldShouldTryingChildrenStatesKidsClearUnlearnLater In Life Author:John Darnielle
“I grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.” PeopleKidsParentGrewGrew UpTough 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.” BookHandsBigsKidsFictionFansHorrorHarderScience FictionCurrents Author:John Darnielle
“I worked the AV counter at the Roland Heights public library in the '80s. My best story from the library was the time a couple asked for a recommendation, and I recommended Raising Arizona and they absolutely hated it. They came back hungry for blood. I was on my lunch break and my boss came out and said, "Hey kid, you need to come talk to these people. They totally hate Arizona." And he said, "Arizona's a dog; nobody gets that movie."” PeopleNeedsSaidStoriesKidsHateBreakBloodDogCoupleLibraryHungryHeyHatedHeightBossLunch80sArizonaRecommendationsPublic LibraryLunch Break Author:John Darnielle
