You don't want to let go, but don't want to be hurt, either. It's not a great place to be but what can I tell you?
Junot DiazI was surrounded by a lot of male writers of color who have this incredibly bizarre relationship to masculinity. It's like we were all mega-nerds but you would never know that if you listened to the way they talk about themselves.
Junot DiazThe idea that America has cornered the market on anti-immigration is ridiculous. It's a global phenomenon.
Junot DiazWhen I was thinking about these women characters, no matter how bad a person I am - a bad writer, my limitations, my sexism, you know - the thought was, it would be useful as a writer to try to create a template for all the male writers, especially Dominican male writers, especially males of color, of how a writer can use seeing to create more nuanced representations of women.
Junot Diaz