--- title: "1 Read Poems Quotes By Ryan Winfield" description: "1 Read Poems quotes by Ryan Winfield. Plus more from Ryan Winfield and more Read Poems sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/ryan-winfield-19448_friendship-true-and_you-can-say-no-if-you-dun-wanna-do-it-he_903278.jpg" --- > [“You can say no if you dun’ wanna do it,” he finally says, “but I was thinkin’ maybe you could teach me to read.” “Shit, Jimmy, I just gave away my reading slate to Bill.” “I know it,” he says,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/you-can-say-no-if-you-dun-wanna-do-it-he-finally-says-but-i-was/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/ryan-winfield-19448_friendship-true-and_you-can-say-no-if-you-dun-wanna-do-it-he_903278.jpg) ## More by Ryan Winfield > [“Mistakes can be very beautiful. Mistakes lead to surprises. Even joy. And joy makes life worth living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/mistakes-can-be-very-beautiful-mistakes-lead-to-surprises-even-joy/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“You know why God’s so hard to find, Trevor? No, Mr. Shaw, I say, why is God so hard to find? God’s so hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/you-know-why-god-s-so-hard-to-find-trevor-no-mr-shaw-i-say-why-is-god/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“She was right where she wanted to be. Right here. Right now. Forever. With him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/she-was-right-where-she-wanted-to-be-right-here-right-now-forever/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“Yes, the worst parasites. We reproduce with no internal limitations. We consume and destroy and make war. We have no predator except ourselves, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/yes-the-worst-parasites-we-reproduce-with-no-internal-limitations-we/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“I love you.” The words come out almost in a panic, as if there’s no time. As if he’s about to walk into Eden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/i-love-you-the-words-come-out-almost-in-a-panic-as-if-there-s-no-time/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“Don’t you let fear have a place in your life, J. Not even a tiny place. Get rid of it from every hidden corner.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/don-t-you-let-fear-have-a-place-in-your-life-j-not-even-a-tiny-place/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“You know what ‘fine’ stands for, don’t you?” When Jane didn’t respond, Grace answered for her. “It stands for Fucked up, Insecure, Neurotic, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/you-know-what-fine-stands-for-don-t-you-when-jane-didn-t-respond/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“Caterpillar dun' become butterfly-caterpillar die so butterfly can be. A new thing. We all must let ourselves die to be what we will be.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/caterpillar-dun-become-butterfly-caterpillar-die-so-butterfly-can-be/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“Sometimes a gift too good to be true, can turn out to be too true to be good..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/sometimes-a-gift-too-good-to-be-true-can-turn-out-to-be-too-true-to/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“You can say no if you dun’ wanna do it,” he finally says, “but I was thinkin’ maybe you could teach me to read.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/you-can-say-no-if-you-dun-wanna-do-it-he-finally-says-but-i-was/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“Subterrenes and Strange Dreams”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/subterrenes-and-strange-dreams/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [Perhaps not all spirits are meant for this world, but they pass through anyway and change for the better those which are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/perhaps-not-all-spirits-are-meant-for-this-world-but-they-pass/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“Hey, Jimmy.” “Yeah.” “You ever think about how long we’re going to live?” “No,” he says. “Not really.” “Well, why not?” “I dunno. Guess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/hey-jimmy-yeah-you-ever-think-about-how-long-we-re-going-to-live-no/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“I forgive him and like water draining from the sand after a wave, the power he held over me disappears. A slow smile rises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/i-forgive-him-and-like-water-draining-from-the-sand-after-a-wave-the/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) > [“When a child starts doing what’s right even though they don’t want to, that’s when he or she becomes an adult.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-winfield/when-a-child-starts-doing-what-s-right-even-though-they-don-t-want-to/) [Ryan Winfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-winfield/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/read-poems/ryan-winfield/#itemlist", "name": "1 Read Poems Quotes By Ryan Winfield", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You can say no if you dun’ wanna do it,” he finally says, “but I was thinkin’ maybe you could teach me to read.” “Shit, Jimmy, I just gave away my reading slate to Bill.” “I know it,” he says, “but I didn’t wanna read none of that stuff anyhow.” “Then what did you want to read?” “I wanna read those poems you said you might write.” I can’t help but smile so wide my cheeks hurt. “Okay, Jimmy. 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