People are always fascinated by infidelity because, in the end - whether we've had direct experience or not - there's part of you that knows there's absolutely no more piercing betrayal. People are undone by it. Junot Diaz absolutelybetrayaldirect share on social
I grew up in the shadow of the Trujillato, saw how the regime had ravaged so many families. Junot Diaz familygrowravage Change image and share on social
You never forget the discovery years. First kisses. The first time you try certain foods. Junot Diaz discoveryfoodforget Change image and share on social
I think the average guy thinks they're pro-woman, just because they think they're a nice guy and someone has told them that they're awesome. But the truth is far from it. Junot Diaz averageawesomeguy Change image and share on social
I always had a sense that I would fall in love with Tokyo. In retrospect I guess it's not that surprising. I was of the generation that had grown up in the '80s when Japan was ascendant (born aloft by a bubble whose burst crippled its economy for decades), and I'd fed on a steady diet of anime and samurai films. Junot Diaz 80saloftanime share on social
I know for a fact that - it's just the way our biases work now in the industry of literature, but certainly a short story collection does not receive the same kind of attention as a novel. Junot Diaz attentionbiasecollection Change image and share on social
The Caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the Europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves and their subsequent being worked to death by the millions in many ways, whether it's the immigrant processes which began for many people, new worlds ending their old ones. Junot Diaz apocalypticbegincaribbean share on social
I think one of the paradoxes of writing fiction is when people enjoy it, they want it to be real. So they look for connections. Junot Diaz connectionenjoyfiction Change image and share on social
Being an author is always like being a well-run dictatorship - it's all one person speaking. Junot Diaz authordictatorshipperson Change image and share on social
I can't imagine anybody who ends up being an artist who didn't pass through a time of geekiness. Junot Diaz artistendgeekiness Change image and share on social