Junot Diaz Quotes

For my first three books the setting (or place if you will) has always been a given - N.J. and the Dominican Republic and some N.Y.C. - so from one perspective you could say that the place in my work always comes first.

Junot Diaz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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There is nothing to regret with a job well done.

Joe Garcia

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I wouldn't want to see any animal in pain, no matter what.

Jeremy Irvine

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I don't believe in privacy. I mean, I like the idea of privacy, but I don't believe that it happens anymore. I think privacy is something, I am afraid, we seem to be waving goodbye to.

Anjelica Huston

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As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a cost of doing business.

Steven Levitt

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It's often disappointing when you're sent scripts, and you see why you were sent it; they want you to repeat the same thing you've done before.

Steven Mackintosh

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I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.

Simon Sinek

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I will never stop doing stand-up; that's my career, but I will do movies in Hollywood.

Russell Peters

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You can walk through life believing in the goodness of the world, or walk through life afraid of anyone who thinks different than you and trying to convert them to your way of thinking.

Rosie O'Donnell

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Over time, it's occurred to me that my protagonists all originate in some aspect of myself that I find myself questioning or feeling uncomfortable about.

Julia Glass

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Sport was my absolute love. It was very sporty household. We had my - my brother and I both loved sports.

Delta Goodrem

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Straightforward fiction functions only as more Bubble Wrap, nostalgia, retreat.

David Shields

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I write at home. I like to be able to take a nap, watch TV, make a sandwich, and if I wake up and don't feel like working, I'm not going to bang my head on my desk all day: I'll go out and do something else.

Colson Whitehead

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