Gary Soto Professions : Author Born : April 12, 1952 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Gary Soto I was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences. Gary Soto sentences writing firsts Because nothing should be wasted In a world where sparrows work hard To prove there is enough. Gary Soto sparrows hard-work world 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. Gary Soto reading mind book You can always spot bright people. They are reading a book. Gary Soto reading book people going back and forth, back and forth, getting nowhere Gary Soto back-and-forth I drank that sentence and began to glow. Gary Soto sentences drank The black asphalt wouls shimmer with vapors I had a theory about those vapors...not released by the sun but by a huge onion buried under the city. This onion made us cry... I thought about the giant onion, that remarkable bulb of sadness. Gary Soto sadness black cities Dirt rolls from his palm, Blades of grass Tumble from his hair. Gary Soto dirt nature hair Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors