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.
John DarnielleYou learn to present dark things without including their ability to harm, treasuring them for what they are.
John DarnielleI grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.
John Darnielle