I grew up in the shadow of the Trujillato, saw how the regime had ravaged so many families. Junot Diaz Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I’m one of those apocalyptics. From the start of my immigrant days, I’ve been fascinated by end-of-the-world stories, by outbreak narratives, and always wanted to set a world-ender on Hispaniola. Junot Diaz Read Quote
When I write, what I long for is not more realism or fiction but more courage. That’s what I always find myself short on and what I have to struggle to achieve in order that the work might live. Junot Diaz Read Quote
I think one of the paradoxes of writing fiction is when people enjoy it, they want it to be real. So they look for connections. Junot Diaz Read Quote
I don’t think you can be from the Caribbean and not know a certain amount about the apocalypse. Junot Diaz Read Quote
Any art worth its name requires you to be fundamentally lost for a very long time. Junot Diaz Read Quote
I mean, look, we’re living in a country where you can’t have a non-denominational response. If you’re slightly critical of either party, all of the partisans jump on you like you’re a lunatic. Junot Diaz Read Quote
John Carter was also one of our first recognizable superhumans and there is little doubt that his extraordinary physical feats inspired Superman’s creators. Remember: before Superman could fly or turn back time, he was nothing less than an earthbound crime-fighting John Carter in tights. Junot Diaz Read Quote
