I became a good writer when I saw the age of forty coming at me
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 E… - 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 back and forth between Spanish and E…
- 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. - 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.
I have a deep attachment to the natural world. It's a major influence on my writing, and as I look out over the wonderful snow-covered Santa Fe hills… - Pat Mora
I have a deep attachment to the natural world. It's a major influence on my writing, and as I look out over the wonderful snow-covered Santa Fe hills…
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
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.
It is always a tense moment for an author to see how someone hasillustrated his or her story, because the author has lived for so long with these cha… - 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 so long with these cha…
I did realize, as do you, how blessed I was to know bookjoy, the private pleasure of savoring text. - Pat Mora
I did realize, as do you, how blessed I was to know bookjoy, the private pleasure of savoring text.
Your Texas is no different than my Texas. - Pat Mora
Your Texas is no different than my Texas.
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
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 …
Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're go… - 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 go…
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