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 to be able to say, "You know, I read the most wonderful poem the other day. Let me tell you about it."
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.
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…
I write because I am curious. I am curious about me. - Pat Mora
I write because I am curious. I am curious about me.
Your Texas is no different than my Texas. - Pat Mora
Your Texas is no different than my Texas.
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