We get so many people saying short fiction is not economical, that it doesn't sell; but there are so many of us enjoying writing it and reading it. So it's wonderful to be around people who love short fiction too - it's like hanging around with my tribe. Junot Diaz economicalenjoyfiction share on social
For my first three books the setting (or place if you will) has always been a given - N.J. and the Dominican Republic and some N.Y.C. - so from one perspective you could say that the place in my work always comes first. Junot Diaz bookdominicanperspective share on social
I think 90% of my ideas evaporate because I have a terrible memory and because I seem to be committed to not scribble anything down. As soon as I write it down, my mind rejects it. Junot Diaz commitevaporateidea Change image and share on social
My mother took care of us until my father scrammed, and then she ended up working in the small-factory sector of New Jersey with a lot of other immigrants. Junot Diaz careendfactory Change image and share on social
I'm a product of a fragmented world. Junot Diaz fragmentproductworld Change image and share on social
Even I thought I would be a writer who put something out every year. But that's not how it worked out. Junot Diaz putthinkwork Change image and share on social
For me it's a remarkable thing that there is a prize celebrating and honouring and making for a brief moment short fiction the centre of the literary universe. Junot Diaz celebratecentrefiction Change image and share on social
I mean, the nation in which we live - and the world in which we live - is so extraordinarily more like a future than the futures that we're being sold on the screen and on television. Junot Diaz extraordinarilyfuturelive Change image and share on social
I can always tell if someone's from Harvard because they trot out their vitae. I would die at Harvard. Junot Diaz dieharvardtrot Change image and share on social
I'm not writing fairy tales or object lessons. Junot Diaz fairylessonobject Change image and share on social
