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Once someone gets a little escape velocity going, ain't no play in the world that will keep them from leaving.

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Junot Diaz
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 31
Faculty Member
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
University Teacher
Writer
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Junot Diaz
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I never wanted to be away from the family. Intuitively, I knew how easily distances could harden and become permanent.
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I act most like myself... when I'm in my hometown, Santo Domingo. I try to get there about five times a year.
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...sometimes a start is all we ever get.
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My father was a trigamist he supported three families. We were never not poor.
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The idea that America has cornered the market on anti-immigration is ridiculous. It's a global phenomenon.
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Run a hand through your hair, like the white boys do, even though the only thing that runs easily through your hair is Africa.
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