35 Quotes by Margarita Engle

Can it be true that freedom only exists when it is a treasure, shared by all?

Seventh grade. Eleven years old. A bookworm-misfit with long black braids, childish white socks, pointy pink glasses, and no courage for flirting. It's doesn't take long to learn that I'm ridiculous.

At the steamy train stationin New Orleans, horrifying signsabove drinking fountainsannounce:COLORED.WHITE.Confused, I drink out of both.Why should it matter if a streamof coo, refreshing waterpoursintomymouthoranother?

Books are enchanted. Books help me travel. Books help me breathe.

I enjoy peaceful moments when the whole world seems to be flowing river of verse and all I have to do is learn how to swim.

That is how I think of peace and peace of mind-as timid birds that we have to search for, not bold ones that come looking for us.

When Reason Breaks is infused with a rare blend of suspense and sensitivity, despair and hope. The poetic spirit of Emily Dickinson shines through the gloom of daily struggles faced by modern teens, as they discover the possibilities where they dwell.

In Latin America in general, and Cuba in particular, poets have been the inspiration behind struggles for independence, struggles for freedom of all sorts.

Opinions. Ideas. Possibilities. So many! How can I choose? Between bursts of lightning-swift energy, I enjoy peaceful moments when the whole world seems to be a flowing river of verse and all I have to do is learn how to swim.