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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.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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Bloomington
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It makes me envious of anybody who can say truly that they don't care what anybody thinks of what they do, because I care a lot about the people who like my stuff.
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It's hard to stay positive when there's a lot of evil in the world.
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