Junot Díaz

"You ask everybody you know: How long does it usually take to get over it?There are many formulas. One year for every year you dated. Two years for every year you dated. It's just a matter of will power: The day you decide it's over, it's over. You never get over it."

"I feel most like myself... After I run - I go out for five miles every morning."

"You can't regret the life you didn't lead."

"But beautiful girl above all beautiful girls,' he wrote back, 'This is my home."