John Darnielle Quotes

It's presumptuous to say you know how somebody feels.

Your understanding of a place changes the longer you stay; you discover more, and your own life gets woven into the fabric of the community.

I like feeling my way into different minds and experiences. It comes naturally and always has.

I spent 13 years in Spain, and when you spend that amount of time somewhere, it has a deep influence on you.

He also knows the importance of intuition.

Your gut is your inner compass.

I began to realize that an intuitive understanding and consciousness was more significant than abstract thinking and intellectual logical analysis. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That's had a big impact on my work.

Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light, which is true of the mind's eye, quite as much as of the bodily eye; and he who remembers this when he sees any one whose vision is perplexed and weak, will not be too ready to laugh; he will first ask whether that soul of man has come out of the brighter light, and is unable to see because unaccustomed to the dark, or having turned from darkness to the day is dazzled by excess of light.

The highest endeavor of the mind, and the highest virtue, it to understand things by intuition.

Steven Spielberg has this great quote: "Moviemaking is always about noise. There's so many voices that you've gotta listen to. But you've always got to pay attention to the one voice that's in your gut that always tells you it's still not good enough."

The truth of a thing is in the feel of it, not in the think of it.

Always trust your gut and your intuition will steer you right, every time.

Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.

I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.

Women have the understanding of the heart, which is better than that of the head.

Intuition, like the rays of the sun, acts only in an inflexibly straight line; it can guess right only on condition of never diverting its gaze; the freaks of chance disturb it.

The heart yields spontaneity; the mind bends to understanding.

Only the toad under the harrow knows where it pinches him.

Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.

You think the only people who are people, are the people who look and think like you. But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew you never knew.

You always go by your gut. That's the best you can do. You go by what you feel, and you say yes or no based on what it inspires in you.

Creativity helps us realize that we don't have to understand everything. We can enjoy something -feel it and use it- without ever fully comprehending it.

Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another's eyes

Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it

I always have issues. I'm a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust - you adopt it from being a New Yorker. I think trust is something that comes from the gut. I don't think it's anything specific. I don't think it's anything tangible.