The fact that somebody's telling you a story about people who didn't exist doesn't make the experience of the story any less real in your heart and mind.
John DarnielleFrom 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.
John DarnielleYou always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday and you're 17 years old.
John DarnielleThe more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge.
John Darnielle