“The moment where you know the thing you want is ridiculous and pompous and a terrible thing to want anyway. The direction in which you're headed is not the direction you want to go, yet you're going to head that way a while longer cause that's just the kind of person you are.” KnowsWayWantKindPersonsMomentsCausesTerribleRidiculousTerrible ThingsPompous Author:John Darnielle
“As an artist, you always have to be growing. You don't just want to do what you already know people like.” PeopleKnowsWantArtistGrowing Author:John Darnielle
“I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself.” KnowsWriting Author:John Darnielle
“I start writing, pull whatever images happen to occur to me and make up a story, instead of starting with details that are real and I know of and going from there.” KnowsWritingRealStoriesHappensStartingDetails Author:John Darnielle
“Kayfabe is kind of a code. To break kayfabe is to let people know that the punch was not real and that the match was scripted.” PeopleKnowsKindRealBreakCode Author:John Darnielle
“My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, "I know that dude! I like that dude!" It's incredibly affirming.” KnowsLooksSonMy SonLook At MeAffirming 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
“People want you to play the songs they know. I try not to reflect too much, and I don't really like to focus too much on myself.” PeopleKnowsWantTryingPlaySongToo MuchFocus Author:John Darnielle
“I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.” KnowsWorryDilettantes Author:John Darnielle
“I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.” ThinkingKnowsShouldIdeasYoungToo MuchOne ThingPlentyGentlemanArthurConan Author:John Darnielle
“I just started going to shows. I don't know how submerged I am: I feel guilty that I don't get out more, but I really like being inside the house.” KnowsFeelsShowsHouseKnow HowGuiltySubmerged Author:John Darnielle
“[Robert] Aikman would write horror stories that weren't gore, they weren't slashers, and they weren't monster stories either. He called them ghost stories. The main thing about them was the vibe. It was really disquieting. He wanted to sketch the scene so that you could see it and know the characters and get a feel for the motion - and then ask yourself why and not get a final answer. Leave something that itches. I loved that!” KnowsFeelsWritingCharacterStoriesWantedAsksAnswersHorrorSceneFinalsMonstersGhostGoreGhost StoriesHorror Stories Author:John Darnielle
“The possibility of disaster remains horrific to me. Like when you know everything's about to go wrong in a way that's not controllable or knowable.” KnowsWayPossibilityRemainsDisasterHorrific Author:John Darnielle
“I don't really have any position to complain about my job. Yeah, every job has its moments like, "Ah, you know, it's Wednesday." But I'm blessed. I love my work.” KnowsMomentsJobsPositionYeahBlessedComplainingWednesday Author:John Darnielle
“When you know where somebody is, you know the most important thing about them.” KnowsImportantImportant Things 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
“People say friends don't destroy one another. What do they know about friends?” PeopleKnows Author:John Darnielle
