Gary Soto Quotes

I was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences.

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

It appears these days I don't have much of a life because my nose is often stuck in a book. But I discovered that reading builds a life inside the mind.

going back and forth, back and forth, getting nowhere

I drank that sentence and began to glow.

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

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

I'll be the invisible girl, Everyone passing through me, No one touching.