John Darnielle Quotes

When you have a kid at home, it takes up all your time.

I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

When you have a kid, you have to be more mature.

I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing.

Having kids, you can't function with a hangover.

You can't be the enfant terrible when you have the enfant at home.

I have four kids.

My first priority is definitely the kids.

Children grow out of childhood, but parents never grow out of parenthood.

I don't like waking up. I feel like staying in bed usually, but I can't because I've got two kids standing next to my bed, just eager to live another day.

Would I like kids? If I knew I could be - and how could I put this delicately - faithful, then yes. I do like kids.

We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.

When you're not a mom, you can get up in the middle of the night, paint, sleep all morning... you can't do that when you have two children!

And I tell people I'm in charge of children, children I haven't even met yet.

Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period.

I've always wanted to have kids. I do think I would be a great mom.

If I have kids, I'll adopt.

I like kids but I also like the option to close the door. Becoming a parent is a whole other life, and it doesn't stop.

It takes a lot to become a foster parent.

Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

Children make you a better everything. Daughters open up a whole different sensibility to you. When you have children, it focuses you on them as opposed to on yourself.

I mean, I'm an uncle of seven or eight, and I don't mind it at all! Kids are great. Kids are the best six-hour experience you can have!

I'm doing less than I used to because I'm a family man now, and I have two kids.