398 Quotes by Junot Díaz

I think what happened to me was that I was always being taught to look, but one day I started to see. And it was because a lot of women in my life were refusing just to be looked at, to be this passive figure.

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

Katrina was one of those things that rips the clothes off of the guy who keeps saying he’s a saint, and underneath you see that he’s a monster.

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

God bless perseverance. Because it’s not easy.

I don’t think you can be from the Caribbean and not know a certain amount about the apocalypse.

It took me sixteen years to write.

It’s just a matter of willpower. The day you decide it’s over, it’s over. You never get over it.

I think the average guy thinks they’re pro-woman, just because they think they’re a nice guy and someone has told them that they’re awesome. But the truth is far from it.