1.
If we knew how to find
the lost, we would know
how to rediscover
the parts of our minds
left behind
in battle.
Margarita Engle
2.
Joy and truth both have a way
of peeking through any dark curtain.
Margarita Engle
3.
I feel certain that words
can be as human
as people,
alive
with the breath
of compassion.
Margarita Engle
4.
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.
Margarita Engle
5.
In Latin America in general, and Cuba in particular, poets have been the inspiration behind struggles for independence, struggles for freedom of all sorts.
Margarita Engle
6.
If only the peace I feel right nowcould be stored up and released laterwhen cruelty surrounds mein the darkduring nightmares.
Margarita Engle
7.
My mind soarsand whirlsin a danceof wild fearand graceful hope.
Margarita Engle
8.
I don't understand the whole thrilling verse, but I love the way poetry turns ordinary words into winged things that rise up and soar!
Margarita Engle
9.
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.
Margarita Engle
10.
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.
Margarita Engle