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Junot Diaz Quotes

I have a very powerful sense of place, but I have a very powerful sense of being a migrant, so it's both. It seems like I'm always leaving my home. That's part of the formula. I love the Dominican Republic. I go back all the time. I love New Jersey. Go back all the time.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: December 31, 1968

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Love Home Time Powerful Back Place

The Jewish background is not that far from the black groove. Blacks are downtrodden, Jews are downtrodden, therefore they have something in common in that affliction. Being downtrodden often makes one more empathetic and sympathetic.

Black More Jewish Something Common

Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.

Value Principles Human Permanent

The longer you remain silent, the longer you don't turn over documents, a presumption begins to build that you're withholding something. That's human nature. That may not be a legal presumption, but that's a common sense presumption.

Nature Legal Common Sense You Silent

Messy stuff irritates me. I don't like messiness. If you leave something around my house, I'll tell you to move it back, clean it up, throw it in the trash - don't matter, just get rid of it. I need stuff neat, organized. And once I start cleaning stuff, I don't stop until it's done. Otherwise I'm irritated all day.

Russell Westbrook

Day Me Start You Back House

I'm a very jovial guy. I like to laugh, and when things strike me as funny, I don't hide the fact that it's humorous to me. It almost doesn't matter where I'm at: I will burst out and laugh if it's funny to me.

Funny Me Laugh Hide Strike Matter

The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh.

Person Out Aura Flesh Much Object

I don't much care who is gay or straight or married or not. I mostly notice if they are brave enough to confront bigotry.

Brave Care Enough Gay Who Notice

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average.

Writing You Know Write Going Poem

Which is good, in a way, because the danger in doing something like STAR TREK is that you end up in that pigeonhole and you're doing that the rest of your life.

Life Good Rest End Doing You

I really like the character of Jack Reacher - I thought he was interesting.

Character Thought Interesting Like

I'm loving every second working with the brilliant Kayvan Novak; it's a hoot from dawn to dusk!

Dawn Loving Brilliant Working Dusk

Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

Remember Wood Shoulder Up Sure Sign

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