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 back and forth between Spanish and English, and I incorporate both languages in my books. — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
I want children who feel embarrassed because they speak Spanish to realize that there are places where the beautiful Spanish they speak is an asset. — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“…and I smile and know why people write music and paint and dance, lifted as if they can fly, because this ache crashing inside… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“What writer Audre Lorde says to black men and women is true for all of us: "If we do not define ourselves, we will… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
It is always a tense moment for an author to see how someone hasillustrated his or her story, because the author has lived for… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“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… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
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… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“Mysterious My paper shines White, like snow, but the paper looks empty. I could decorate it with tiny spiders or stars or sketches of… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
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… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
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… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
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. — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
I usually begin a poem in longhand. I like to sit where I have a nice view, ideally, although I worked on haiku this… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“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,… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
