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Junot Diaz Quotes

American - Writer | December 31, 1968 -

I write incredibly slowly. And, on top of that, I spent my entire youth and twenties working like a dog, so one of the things that happened when I finished 'Drown' was that I got busy living. I'd never travelled, I'd never seen anything. So I did as much travelling as my job teaching would allow.

Dog Job Youth Busy Living Never

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.

Myself Me Die Say Write Always

I didn't start writing until late high school and then I was just diddling. Mainly I loved to read and my writing was an outgrowth of that.

School Writing Start High School

I am a person who dreads any kind of public exposure and any kind of public event. I spend all day, if I have to do a reading, preparing.

Day I Am Reading Person Kind Event

I can always tell if someone's from Harvard because they trot out their vitae. I would die at Harvard.

Someone Die I Can Always Out Tell

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

Me Outsider Fail Seem Just Like

New Jersey for me is so alive with history. It's old, dynamic, African-American, Latino.

History Me Alive New Old Latino

I write for the people I grew up with. I took extreme pains for my book to not be a native informant. Not: 'This is Dominican food. This is a Spanish word.' I trust my readers, even non-Spanish ones.

Food Trust People Book Write Up

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

Time Never Forget You Discovery Try

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

Father Three Poor Never He Families

Migration gives a blank cheque to put anything you don't feel like addressing in the memory hold. No neighbours can go against the monster narrative of your family.

Family Memory Feel You Go Anything

Being an author is always like being a well-run dictatorship - it's all one person speaking.

Person Dictatorship Always Being

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