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I make up stories that take place in real space with real people. If I could convert this into a technique for experimental novels, I might really be onto something.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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My work is more important than I am. I'm just some guy.
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The South actually has a very strong tradition of activism. The civil rights movement came from down here! It was black activists demanding that their voices be heard. People say these are red states. No they're not!
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The moment where you know the thing you want is ridiculous and pompous and a terrible thing to want anyway. The direction in which you're headed is not the direction you want to go, yet you're going to head that way a while longer cause that's just the kind of person you are.
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The possibility of disaster remains horrific to me. Like when you know everything's about to go wrong in a way that's not controllable or knowable.
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