I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of… — Luis Alberto Urrea Believe Copy Share Image
The situation was kind of complicated in that my mother didn't speak Spanish. My father spoke English, you know, as best he… — Luis Alberto Urrea Best Copy Share Image
“Owls visited them at night. Some thought the owls were witches. Some thought they were angels of death. Some thought they were… — Luis Alberto Urrea Death Copy Share Image
I was torn between the Americanness my mom wanted for me and the Mexicanness my father wanted - they were wrestling for… — Luis Alberto Urrea Father Copy Share Image
My dad looked like Errol Flynn, and I think my mom thought she was moving into a hacienda, but they lived on… — Luis Alberto Urrea Dad Copy Share Image
The tone of 'Into the Beautiful North' is really the way I write. 'Hummingbird's Daughter' was the anomaly. It was a once-in-a-lifetime… — Luis Alberto Urrea Beautiful Copy Share Image
I used to work with a relief group that took care of the people in the dump. We took them food and… — Luis Alberto Urrea Church Copy Share Image
There is beauty in our roots. Sometimes we think our roots are shameful, and people tell you that you're no good or… — Luis Alberto Urrea Ancestors Copy Share Image
