Ifs Quotes by Junot Diaz

13 Ifs quotes by Junot Diaz

Diaz captures the tension of “if” moments with a raw, urban edge. Though only 13 pieces, this selection offers a solid entry point into his vivid storytelling, making it a handy reference for anyone curious about his take on possibilities.

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If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level any reflection of themselves

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I think that if you're writing about the human condition, my God, you've got to start at base: point zero, point one,…

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If you, like, consciously think about being cool, you're not cool. If you consciously think about being, like, different or original, you…

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You're Dominican only if you do this, this, and that. And if you do this and that, you'll be accepted to a…

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The art is just really mysterious. If I understood it more, maybe I would write more.

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I'm having so much trouble with writing. Maybe if I help other people, it'll be easier for me.

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If you really want a prize, or if you really want applause, you should try to write as many books as humanly…

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Honestly, connecting once at the deepest level with someone, you know, once you've done that, even if your life goes to hell,…

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There's nothing more true in being a child of a diaspora, a child of immigrants. We're completely new to our parents. We're…

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If you were a nerd computer geek in 1982, the amount of isolation you felt - at least what I experienced, or…

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I was surrounded by a lot of male writers of color who have this incredibly bizarre relationship to masculinity. It's like we…

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I'm really into the rights of immigrants, the rights of the working poor. I'm one of those little activist types. I probably…

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If we do not begin to practice the muscles of having a possessive investment in each other's oppressions, then we are in…

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It took me sixteen years to write.

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You ask everybody you know: How long does it usually take to get over it? There are many formulas. One year for every year…

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Instead of finding himself in nerd heaven—where every nerd gets fifty-eight virgins to role-play with—he woke up in Robert Wood Johnson with two broken…

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The one thing about being a dude and writing from a female perspective is that the baseline is, you suck. The baseline is it…

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“I used to think those were the barrio rules, Latinos and blacks in, whites out —a place we down cats weren’t supposed to go.…

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“I put my hand on her knee. I just wish you'd say you love me.”

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I've always thought that you don't love a country by turning a blind eye to its crimes and to a problem. The way that…

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“Called her a whore and attacked her walls, tearing down her posters and throwing her books everywhere. I found out because some whitegirl ran…

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You're Dominican only if you do this, this, and that. And if you do this and that, you'll be accepted to a certain degree…

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“Ramfis fled the country after Trujillo's death, lived dissolutely off his father's swag, and ended up dying in a car crash of his own…

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If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge.

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“If you ask me I don't think there are any such things as curses. I think there is only life. That's enough.”

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The only difference between a published and unpublished writer is a tolerance for imperfection.

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