I am a person of high energy. That, and I sit down and I write when I get an idea - I put other things aside.
John DarnielleI always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.
John DarnielleAdulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.
John DarniellePeople will complain that they don't want to wait around for lightning to strike, but why not? If you invest yourself in chance, the potential for disappointment is pretty low.
John DarnielleNormal adult shopping is something I will never actually do, because it's no more possible for me to go shopping like normal adults do than it is for a man with no legs to wake up one day and walk. I can't miss shopping like you'd miss things you once had. I miss it in a different way. I miss it like you would miss a train.
John Darnielle