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
“…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 be defined by others for their use and to our detriment." Our country and perhaps all human history is a pattern of oppression, repression, suppression, subjugation. Racism is part of our heritage, reminding us that not… — Pat Mora Copy Share
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 the sound vanishes, but returns, I now know. I've heard my heart break; wounded, I've felt alone, but slowly I learned to thrive on my own. I want to keep learning, to depend my song; in… — Pat Mora Copy Share
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 and African-American authors and Arab-American authors. But when a teacher or librarian says this to publishers, it can have a… — Pat Mora Copy Share
“Mysterious My paper shines White, like snow, but the paper looks empty. I could decorate it with tiny spiders or stars or sketches of me looking at a blank page, but the clock ticks, and somehow I must write. I like the sight of untouched snow. Gentle, slow, silent, it drifts and swirls, layers itself, and I see a new… — Pat Mora Copy Share
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
