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I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
Dilettantes
Lots
Worry
Knowledge
Much
Something
Always
Dilettante
Things
Exhaustive

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