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> [They said daydreaming was against the law, but some of us escaped, slipping out windows and over cyclone fences, some of us flying away with heads like balloons. We taught our dogs to love the flavor of homework and became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vern-rutsala/they-said-daydreaming-was-against-the-law-but-some-of-us-escaped/)

[Vern Rutsala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vern-rutsala/)

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## More by Vern Rutsala

> [“I think there is a naturally subversive role that writers play in any society, simply because they are trying to use language precisely, whereas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vern-rutsala/i-think-there-is-a-naturally-subversive-role-that-writers-play-in-any/)

[Vern Rutsala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vern-rutsala/)

> [ “The Windowsill Over the Sink \[...\] begins to crowd around you with its clutter showing you that you can keep everything but promises.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vern-rutsala/the-windowsill-over-the-sink-begins-to-crowd-around-you-with-its/)

[Vern Rutsala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vern-rutsala/)

> [They said daydreaming was against the law, but some of us escaped, slipping out windows and over cyclone fences, some of us flying away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vern-rutsala/they-said-daydreaming-was-against-the-law-but-some-of-us-escaped/)

[Vern Rutsala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vern-rutsala/)

> [The language is spare and under control and has a genuine immediacy...The poems never preach but are lined out with a cool and therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vern-rutsala/the-language-is-spare-and-under-control-and-has-a-genuine-immediacy/)

[Vern Rutsala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vern-rutsala/)

> [“Logs drowse in the pond Dreaming of their heroes Alligator and crocodile”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vern-rutsala/logs-drowse-in-the-pond-dreaming-of-their-heroes-alligator-and/)

[Vern Rutsala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vern-rutsala/)

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