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> [Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're going to expect me to say that I would love to see more books by Native American authors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/teachers-and-librarians-can-be-the-most-effective-advocates-for/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

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## More by Pat Mora

> [“…and I smile and know why people write music and paint and dance, lifted as if they can fly, because this ache crashing inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/and-i-smile-and-know-why-people-write-music-and-paint-and-dance/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [“What writer Audre Lorde says to black men and women is true for all of us: "If we do not define ourselves, we will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/what-writer-audre-lorde-says-to-black-men-and-women-is-true-for-all/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [It is always a tense moment for an author to see how someone hasillustrated his or her story, because the author has lived for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/it-is-always-a-tense-moment-for-an-author-to-see-how-someone/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [“My Song So many memories, and I'm still young. So many dreams, my song's just begun. Sometimes I hear my private melody grow, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/my-song-so-many-memories-and-i-m-still-young-so-many-dreams-my-song-s/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/teachers-and-librarians-can-be-the-most-effective-advocates-for/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [“Mysterious My paper shines White, like snow, but the paper looks empty. I could decorate it with tiny spiders or stars or sketches of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/mysterious-my-paper-shines-white-like-snow-but-the-paper-looks-empty/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [If we're trying to excite young people about reading, we need to be experiencingbookjoy ourselves so that we have references to make. It's important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/if-we-re-trying-to-excite-young-people-about-reading-we-need-to-be/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [I write because I am curious. I am curious about me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/i-write-because-i-am-curious-i-am-curious-about-me/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [I will never know what it's like to have only one language in my head. I have the pleasure of being able to move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/i-will-never-know-what-it-s-like-to-have-only-one-language-in-my-head/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [I often focus more on language than on the conveying of information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/i-often-focus-more-on-language-than-on-the-conveying-of-information/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [Writers are always diverse on the inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/writers-are-always-diverse-on-the-inside/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [I became a good writer when I saw the age of forty coming at me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/i-became-a-good-writer-when-i-saw-the-age-of-forty-coming-at-me/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [When I'm writing poetry, 99.9% of my writing begins in English. I spent most of my life in English, although I am bilingual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/when-i-m-writing-poetry-99-9-of-my-writing-begins-in-english-i-spent/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [I usually begin a poem in longhand. I like to sit where I have a nice view, ideally, although I worked on haiku this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/i-usually-begin-a-poem-in-longhand-i-like-to-sit-where-i-have-a-nice/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

> [“You're Beautiful Like the green romance of a bud and lily's pink, gentle sway. You: more beautiful than yesterday. Wildflower's blue surprise. Daisy's white,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-mora/you-re-beautiful-like-the-green-romance-of-a-bud-and-lily-s-pink/)

[Pat Mora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-mora/)

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