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
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
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
We hide so well. This is the bottom line: how hidden is male subjectivity? Name five books where male subjectivity is produced in an honest way. Junot Diaz bookbottomhide 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
My thing is every generation of Americans has to answer what we call the 'Superman Question.' Superman comes, lands in America. He's illegal. He's one of these kids. He's wrapped up in a red bullfighter's cape. And you've got to decide what we're gonna do with Superman. Junot Diaz americaamericananswer 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 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
