Quote by: Gabriela Mistral

Many things we need can wait. The child cannot. Now is the time his bones are formed, his mind developed. To him we cannot say tomorrow, his name is today.


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Author Bio


  • NameGabriela Mistral
  • DescriptionChilean poet-diplomat, writer, educator and feminist
  • AliasesLucila Godoy Alcayaga; Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga
  • BornApril 7, 1889
  • DiedJanuary 10, 1957
  • CountryChile
  • ProfessionPoet; Diplomat; Teacher; Writer
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature