Let me tell you, if I could write one-tenth as fast as some of my friends, I'd be made. I'd be it. But instead I happen to be, in the tree of life of writers, down at the bottom, with the hematodes. Junot Diaz bottomfastfriend Change image and 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 feel most like myself... after I run - I go out for five miles every morning. Junot Diaz feelmilemorning Change image and share on social
God bless perseverance. Because it's not easy. Junot Diaz blesseasygod 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
I write very, very slowly, and for me, I have to summon all sorts of resources to make one of these pieces work. Junot Diaz makepieceresource Change image and share on social
I mean, I'm an artist by nature; no one considers what I do and no one knows who the heck I am, but that anybody does - it is astonishing. Junot Diaz artistastonishconsider Change image and share on social
If you, like, consciously think about being cool, you're not cool. If you consciously think about being, like, different or original, you ain't different or original. Junot Diaz consciouslycooloriginal Change image and share on social
John Carter was also one of our first recognizable superhumans and there is little doubt that his extraordinary physical feats inspired Superman's creators. Remember: before Superman could fly or turn back time, he was nothing less than an earthbound crime-fighting John Carter in tights. Junot Diaz backcartercreator share on social
I didn't start writing until late high school and then I was just diddling. Mainly I loved to read and my writing was an outgrowth of that. Junot Diaz diddlehighlate Change image and share on social
