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
New Jersey is to New York what Santo Domingo is to the United States. I always felt that those two landscapes, not only just the landscapes themselves but their relationships to what we would call 'a center' or 'the center of the universe,' has in some ways defined my artistic and critical vision. Junot Diaz artisticcallcenter share on social
I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to your field. Junot Diaz absolutelyartistdedicate Change image and share on social
I'm not writing fairy tales or object lessons. Junot Diaz fairylessonobject Change image and share on social
I have three storage units, and that's no lie. Three storage units. All books. Junot Diaz bookliestorage Change image and share on social
Stereotypes, they're sensual, cultural weapons. That's the way that we attack people. At an artistic level, stereotypes are terrible writing. Junot Diaz artisticattackcultural Change image and share on social
I really am a believer that 99.99% of all the stories we need, not only as artists but as human beings, not only as writers but as readers, haven't been written yet. Certainly haven't been published yet. Junot Diaz artistbeingbeliever share on social
I seem to enjoy telling stories with a central absence, with a lacuna tunnelled into them. Junot Diaz absencecentralenjoy Change image and share on social
Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory, what is hurtful and what is silenced in the culture we're in. Junot Diaz artistboardcheerleader Change image and share on social
Personally I always feel like I could use a little more of poetry apothegmatic power in my own work but we're always lacking something. Junot Diaz apothegmaticfeellack Change image and share on social