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Junot Diaz Quotes

Long before the idea of multiculturalism, in public people could say almost anything to you and get away with it Picture Quote #1

It’s just a matter of willpower. The day you decide it’s over, it’s over. You never get over it Picture Quote #1

Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that’s where the real work gets done Picture Quote #1

The idea that America has cornered the market on anti-immigration is ridiculous. It’s a global phenomenon Picture Quote #1

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 going to college, shifting towns Picture Quote #1

I read a book a week, man. And I don’t have a great memory, but I have a good memory about what I read Picture Quote #1

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I certainly couldn’t have survived my childhood without books. All that deprivation and pain--abuse, broken home, a runaway sister, a brother with cancer--the books allowed me to withstand. They sustained me. I read still, prolifically, with great passion, but never like I read in those days: in those days it was life or death Picture Quote #1

My thing is, I’m just way too harsh. It’s an enormous impediment, and that’s just the truth of it. It doesn’t make me any better, make me any worse, it certainly isn’t more valorous. I have a character defect, man Picture Quote #1

I’ve been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That’s what I do: I teach them writing Picture Quote #1

Literature is less involved in giving you answers and more dedicated to giving you insight Picture Quote #1

Nobody warned me that when you fall in love, you really fall in love forever Picture Quote #1

I look most like myself... when I’m wearing my black, nerdy engineering glasses Picture Quote #1

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My father was a trigamist; he supported three families. We were never not poor Picture Quote #1

You never forget the discovery years. First kisses. The first time you try certain foods Picture Quote #1

Travel light. She extended her arms to embrace her house, maybe the whole world Picture Quote #1

Nothing more exhilarating... than saving yourself by the simple act of waking Picture Quote #1

Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can’t exist without one Picture Quote #1

... one of those very bad men that not even postmodernism can explain away Picture Quote #1

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The thoughts he put in her head. Someone should’ve arrested him for it Picture Quote #1

That was the summer when everything we would become was hovering just over our heads Picture Quote #1

As artists we are here to make you uncomfortable with the complexity of your reality Picture Quote #1

The only difference between a published and unpublished writer is a tolerance for imperfection Picture Quote #1

If you, like, consciously think about being cool, you’re not cool. If you consciously think about being, like, different or original, you ain’t different or original Picture Quote #1

If we do not begin to practice the muscles of having a possessive investment in each other’s oppressions, then we are in some serious trouble Picture Quote #1

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When I got heartbroken at 20, it just felt like someone had spiraled a football right into my skull. At 40, it feels like someone had driven a 757 right through me Picture Quote #1

I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to your field Picture Quote #1

I guess I’m just hopelessly fascinated by the realities that you can assemble out of connected fragments Picture Quote #1

To an outsider, I just seem like a list of accomplishments. To me, all there is is how often I fail Picture Quote #1

Any art worth its name requires you to be fundamentally lost for a very long time Picture Quote #1

Art is not boosterism, it’s not propaganda, and it’s not spin, but that’s not something that art does, and nor has it historically ever done it Picture Quote #1

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Long before the idea of multiculturalism, in public people could say almost anything to you and get away with it. (Junot Diaz Quotes) It’s just a matter of willpower. The day you decide it’s over, it’s over. You never get over it. (Junot Diaz Quotes) Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that’s where the real work gets done (Junot Diaz Quotes) The idea that America has cornered the market on anti-immigration is ridiculous. It’s a global phenomenon. (Junot Diaz Quotes) 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 going to college, shifting towns. (Junot Diaz Quotes) I read a book a week, man. And I don’t have a great memory, but I have a good memory about what I read. (Junot Diaz Quotes) I certainly couldn’t have survived my childhood without books. All that deprivation and pain--abuse, broken home, a runaway sister, a brother with cancer--the books allowed me to withstand. They sustained me. I read still, prolifically, with great passion, but never like I read in those days: in those days it was life or death. (Junot Diaz Quotes) My thing is, I’m just way too harsh. It’s an enormous impediment, and that’s just the truth of it. It doesn’t make me any better, make me any worse, it certainly isn’t more valorous. I have a character defect, man. (Junot Diaz Quotes) I’ve been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That’s what I do: I teach them writing. (Junot Diaz Quotes) Literature is less involved in giving you answers and more dedicated to giving you insight (Junot Diaz Quotes) Nobody warned me that when you fall in love, you really fall in love forever (Junot Diaz Quotes) I look most like myself... when I’m wearing my black, nerdy engineering glasses (Junot Diaz Quotes) My father was a trigamist; he supported three families. We were never not poor (Junot Diaz Quotes) You never forget the discovery years. First kisses. The first time you try certain foods (Junot Diaz Quotes) Travel light. She extended her arms to embrace her house, maybe the whole world (Junot Diaz Quotes) Nothing more exhilarating... than saving yourself by the simple act of waking (Junot Diaz Quotes) Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can’t exist without one (Junot Diaz Quotes) ... one of those very bad men that not even postmodernism can explain away (Junot Diaz Quotes) The thoughts he put in her head. Someone should’ve arrested him for it (Junot Diaz Quotes) That was the summer when everything we would become was hovering just over our heads (Junot Diaz Quotes) As artists we are here to make you uncomfortable with the complexity of your reality (Junot Diaz Quotes) The only difference between a published and unpublished writer is a tolerance for imperfection (Junot Diaz Quotes) If you, like, consciously think about being cool, you’re not cool. If you consciously think about being, like, different or original, you ain’t different or original (Junot Diaz Quotes) If we do not begin to practice the muscles of having a possessive investment in each other’s oppressions, then we are in some serious trouble (Junot Diaz Quotes) When I got heartbroken at 20, it just felt like someone had spiraled a football right into my skull. At 40, it feels like someone had driven a 757 right through me (Junot Diaz Quotes) I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to your field (Junot Diaz Quotes) I guess I’m just hopelessly fascinated by the realities that you can assemble out of connected fragments (Junot Diaz Quotes) To an outsider, I just seem like a list of accomplishments. To me, all there is is how often I fail (Junot Diaz Quotes) Any art worth its name requires you to be fundamentally lost for a very long time (Junot Diaz Quotes) Art is not boosterism, it’s not propaganda, and it’s not spin, but that’s not something that art does, and nor has it historically ever done it (Junot Diaz Quotes)

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