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Truth is not a fixed thing. It evolves and morphs and inverts. What is true today may not be true tomorrow. — Matt De La Pena

When it comes to attractive females my policy has always been to nod first and ask questions later. — Matt De La Pena

In all of my books, I really want to work with working-class people. My goal is to show the moments of grace and dignity in their lives. — Matt De La Pena

Even though I was a reluctant reader in junior high and high school, I found myself writing poems in the back of class. — Matt De La Pena

Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt ... you're a better witness for what's beautiful. — Matt De La Pena

I'm persuaded that if most people saw what I see on a regular basis, they would want change. — Bryan Stevenson

What is light, if Sylvia be not seen? What is joy if Sylvia be not by? — William Shakespeare

My stain will never get fixed 'cause it's on the inside. And lasers can't reach there. — Matt De La Pena

Pain is not a punishment, pleasure is not a reward. — Pema Chodron

He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look. — Matt De La Pena

I stayed there on the floor like that for a long, long time.
Eating and crying.
Crying and eating. — Matt De La Pena

Don't be afraid to speak from personal experience; in many ways, those vulnerable moments will be the key that unlocks a hardened heart. — Luis Palau

That's what happened to my parents' barn? A dinosaur stepped on it?
- Dak — Matt De La Pena

Shoeshine looked disappointed. "Don't do that, young fella." "Do what?" "Try and label everyone you meet." The man coughed again. "It's lazy. — Matt De La Pena

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. — Matt De La Pena

We didn't land on plymouth rock, Plymouth rock landed on us. — Malcolm X

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

I've always wanted to write about the other side of the tracks, the have-nots, maybe because that's who I was. — Matt De La Pena

Do work that matters. Vale la pena — Gloria E. Anzaldua

When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well. — Matt De La Pena

Some people watch the world with their ears. — Matt De La Pena