Junot Díaz: Want

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“It's never the changes we want that change everything.”

Junot Díaz book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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“In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.”

“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 Díaz book This Is How You Lose Her

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“You really want to know what being an X-Man feels like? Just be a smart bookish boy of color in a contemporary U. S. ghetto. Mamma mia! Like having bat wings or a pair of tentacles growing out of your chest.”

Junot Díaz book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Source: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

“You said i could call you when i wanted but that you wouldn’t call me. you have to decide where and when, you said. if you leave it up to me i’ll want to see you every day.

At least you were honest, which is more than i can say for me.”

Junot Díaz book This Is How You Lose Her

Source: This Is How You Lose Her

“I just want some space to myself every now and then. Every time I’m with you I have this sense that you want something from me.”

Junot Díaz book This Is How You Lose Her

Source: This Is How You Lose Her

“I never wanted to be away from the family. Intuitively, I knew how easily distances could harden and become permanent.”

Junot Díaz book Drown

Source: Drown