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Human beings are selfish by nature. Everything that happens to a child, you immediately grab your own child and say, I will never let that happen to you.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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Bloomington
Indiana
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I just started writing stuff to kill time on summer evenings. This is why I'm always telling people who ask me what they need to do to succeed to give up, do something else.
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Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.
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My work is more important than I am. I'm just some guy.
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I think it's a misconception that metal's about anger, obviously.
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If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them.
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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.
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