William Stafford Quotes

You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about. - William Stafford

You and I can turn and look
at the silent river and wait. We know
the current is there, hidden; and there
are comings and goings from miles away
that hold the stillness exactly before us.
What the river says, that is what I say. - William Stafford

Wisdom is having things right in your life
and knowing why. - William Stafford

Willows never forget how it feels
to be young.
Do you remember where you came from? - William Stafford

Will you ever bring a better gift for the world
than the breathing respect that you carry
wherever you go right now? - William Stafford

When I dream at night, they save a place for me,
no matter how small, somewhere by the fire. - William Stafford

What can anyone give you greater than now,
starting here, right in this room, when you turn around? - William Stafford

Well, it was yesterday. And the sun came,
Why
It came. - William Stafford

We are led one thing at a time to that pure gain -- all that we lose. - William Stafford

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