Quotes by Junot Diaz

Junot Diaz

Junot Diaz

Dominican-American writer

Lived from: 1968 -

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 31 december 1968

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  • I never hear white writers get asked, 'Do you worry about how you represent white people?'
    Wildwood
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  • A person doesn't mourn forever.
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  • Being an author is always like being a well-run dictatorship - it's all one person speaking.
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  • But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.
    Het korte maar wonderbaarlijke leven van Oscar Wao (2008) 209
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  • Every single immigrant we have, undocumented or documented, is a future American. That's just the truth of it.
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  • I seem to have to make my characters family before I can access their hearts in any way that matters.
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  • If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge.
    Wildwood (2007)
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  • Just the fact that you get to live and breathe and interact with the world - that's pretty marvelous.
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  • My greatest responsibility is to acknowledge the mistakes and the shortcomings of the country in which I live, to acknowledge my privileges, and to try to make it a better place.
    (2008)
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  • Sometimes you just have to try, even if you know it won’t work.
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  • Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can't exist without one.
    Het korte maar wonderbaarlijke leven van Oscar Wao (2008) 136
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  • The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art.
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  • There is a lot of scepticism today as to whether memoir is real. But when fiction is done at a certain level there is scepticism as to whether it is really fiction.
    (2012)
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  • You can't regret the life you didn't lead.
    Het korte maar wonderbaarlijke leven van Oscar Wao (2008) 31
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What are the most famous quotes from Junot Diaz?

The two most famous quotes from Junot Diaz are:

  • "I never hear white writers get asked, 'Do you worry about how you represent white people?'"
  • "A person doesn't mourn forever."

When did Junot Diaz live?

Junot Diaz was born in 1968.