All Junot Diaz Quotes
- Because I can't seem to escape it. It's a way for me to address and counter my questions about what it means to be human,… Address
- The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art. Always Listen
- The world should always be concerned whenever a vast human rights violation occurs anywhere on the planet. Anywhere
- Character is the plot in many ways Character
- You must learn her. You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You… Failed
- As artists we are here to make you uncomfortable with the complexity of your reality. Artist
- The only difference between a published and unpublished writer is a tolerance for imperfection. Difference
- You can't find intimacy-you can't find home-when you're always hiding behind masks. Intimacy requires a certain level of vulnerability. It requires a certain level of… Always Hiding
- If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level any reflection of themselves Any
- Privilege does not operate without silence. Doe
- Mine (story) ain't the scariest, the clearest, the most painful, or the most beautiful. It just happens to be the one that's got it's fingers… Beautiful
- I always individuate myself from other writers who say they would die if they couldn't write. For me, I'd die if I couldn't read. Die
- I am a chatty person, but colossally discreet. Chatty
- I can't imagine anybody who ends up being an artist who didn't pass through a time of geekiness. Anybody
- I feel most like myself... after I run - I go out for five miles every morning. Every Morning
- A young person, or someone who's writing in a different way - in some ways you could say, eventually someone will find them. Eventually someone… Anyone
- Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory, what is hurtful… Artist
- Cities produce love and yet feel none. A strange thing when you think about it, but perhaps fitting. Cities need that love more than most… Acutely
- 'Drown' was always a hybrid book. It's connected stories - partially a story collection but partially a novel. I always wanted the reader to decide… Always Wanted
- Even if you didn't come from another country, the idea of how do you make a home somewhere new is common to anyone who's either… Another Country