48 Quotes by Matt de la Pena

- Qué raro es que a veces deseas algo, como ver la nieve, y al día siguiente deseas que desparezca, ¿verdad?

Being the first to go to college in my family was a great thing, but it was also a source of guilt. I felt like almost a sellout going to college.

My chest got this weird feeling, like when you stare into the eyes of a little baby and the baby looks back up at you and you can feel how pure and innocent it is, so much that it makes your stomach feel empty – probably ’cause you realize you used to be pure like that, too, and now you’re not.

But when you read books you almost feel like you’re out there in the world. Like you’re going on this adventure right with the main character. At least, that’s the way I do it. It’s actually not that bad. Even if it is mad nerdy.

I guess I don’t really know what I want to do, either. Sometimes I feel like a shook-up bottle of soda. Like, I have all this passion that wants to explode, but I don’t know where to aim it yet.

Sometimes when you’re surrounded by dirt... you’re a better witness for what’s beautiful.

All that matters to me as a reader are characters. I want characters to be real, authentic, and rounded. I will be digging into characters for at least a month. Who they are. What they are like. Outside of the story.

To me, if the writing doesn’t have rhythm, it feels dead. I lose all confidence. The music has to emerge to feel confident enough to move on to the next major chapter.

The ocean talks to you. Especially at night. Whispering voices that never let up, not even when you sleep.