I mean, look, we're living in a country where you can't have a non-denominational response. If you're slightly critical of either party, all of the partisans jump on you like you're a lunatic. Junot Diaz countrycriticaldenominational Change image and share on social
I'm sure I'm one of those undiagnosed people with social anxiety. Junot Diaz anxietypeoplesocial Change image and share on social
I guess I'm just hopelessly fascinated by the realities that you can assemble out of connected fragments. Junot Diaz assembleconnectfascinate Change image and share on social
When I read Toni Morrison and Sandra Cisneros as a freshman at Rutgers, it all clicked - that writing was all I wanted to do. It became my calling. Junot Diaz callcisnerosclick Change image and share on social
We have a whole bunch of young people and a whole bunch of families. Are we going to disrupt these families and tear them apart? Or are we going think, like, listen - these people are here. We've got to deal with this reality. We've got to extend the franchise. Junot Diaz bunchdealdisrupt share on social
I act most like myself... when I'm in my hometown, Santo Domingo. I try to get there about five times a year. Junot Diaz actdomingohometown Change image and share on social
We get these lives for free. I didn't do anything to get this life, and no matter what the hardships are, it is free and, in a way, it's an extraordinary bargain. Junot Diaz bargainextraordinaryfree Change image and share on social
I wrote my first sucio story, as I call them, in 1997. This was always my 'cheater's book,' my book about sucios desgraciados. My plan was to write a book about how people deal with love and loss. Junot Diaz bookcallcheater Change image and share on social
The one thing about being a dude and writing from a female perspective is that the baseline is, you suck. The baseline is it takes so long for you to work those atrophied muscles - for you to get on parity with what women's representations of men are. Junot Diaz atrophybaselinedude 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
