All Junot Diaz Quotes
- Ana Iris once asked me if I loved him and I told her about the lights in my old home in the capital, how they… Ana
- ...and when he thought about the way she laughed, as though she owned the air around her, his heart thundered inside his chest, a lonely… Air
- You don't want to let go, but don't want to be hurt, either. It's not a great place to be but what can I tell… Go
- but back then, in those first days, I was so alone that every day was like eating my own heart. Alone
- You eventually erase her contact info from your phone but not the pictures you took of her in bed while she was naked and asleep,… Asleep
- Motherfuckers will read a book that’s one third Elvish, but put two sentences in Spanish and they [white people] think we’re taking over. Book
- A person doesn't mourn forever. Forever
- This is what I know: people's hopes go on forever. Forever
- You were at the age where you could fall in love with a girl over an expression, over a gesture. That's what happened with your… Age
- In another universe I probably came out OK, ended up with mad novias and jobs and a sea of love in which to swim, but… Ahead
- Nobody likes children, your mother assured you. That doesn't mean you don't have them. Assured
- It was like being at the bottom of an ocean, she said. There was no light and a whole ocean crushing down on you. But… Bottom
- You try every trick in the book to keep her. You write her letters. You quote Neruda. You cancel your Facebook. You give her the… Accounts
- Nilda is watching the ground as though she's afraid she might fall. My heart is beating and I think, We could do anything. We could… Afraid
- Once someone gets a little escape velocity going, ain't no play in the world that will keep them from leaving. Escape
- We're on speaking terms today. I say, Maybe we should hang out with the boys, and you shake your head. I want to spend time… Arm
- Out of nowhere you said, I love you. For whatever it's worth. Inspirational
- You whispered my full name and we fell asleep in each other's arms and I remember how the next morning you were gone, completely gone,… Arms
- You ask everybody you know: How long does it usually take to get over it? There are many formulas. One year for every year you… Ask
- Clavo saca clavo. Nothing sacas nothing, you reply. No one will ever be like her. Funny