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

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 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

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

I did realize, as do you, how blessed I was to know bookjoy, the private pleasure of savoring text.

- Pat Mora

Your Texas is no different than my Texas.

- 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…

- 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 …

- Pat Mora