Gary Soto

Because nothing should be wasted In a world where sparrows work hard To prove there is enough.

— Gary Soto

going back and forth, back and forth, getting nowhere

— Gary Soto

I was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences.

— Gary Soto

You can always spot bright people. They are reading a book.

— Gary Soto

I drank that sentence and began to glow.

— Gary Soto

Dirt rolls from his palm, Blades of grass Tumble from his hair.

— Gary Soto

The black asphalt wouls shimmer with vapors I had a theory about those vapors...not released by the sun but by a huge…

— Gary Soto

It appears these days I don't have much of a life because my nose is often stuck in a book. But I…

— Gary Soto