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# William Stafford

(1753–1820)

 **83** quotes in **369** categories

William Stafford describes writing as an experiment rather than a delivery of known truths. He notes that breathing puts everyone in a rhythm and that ordinary language hides a secret code of signals. He also reflects on how love can awaken a whole half of the universe.

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American soldier (1753-1820).

## Quick Facts About William Stafford

Born September 5, 1753

Died June 1, 1820

Notable works Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience

##  Quotes by William Stafford

> [I'll be Pavlov, you be the dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-ll-be-pavlov-you-be-the-dog/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [Language can do what it can’t say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/language-can-do-what-it-can-t-say/)

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> [I'll be me, but I don't like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-ll-be-me-but-i-don-t-like-it/)

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> [Wisdom is having things right in your life and knowing why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/wisdom-is-having-things-right-in-your-life-and-knowing-why/)

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[Growth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growth/)

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> [If you purify the pond, the lilies die](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/if-you-purify-the-pond-the-lilies-die/)

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> [There are so many things admirable people do not understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/there-are-so-many-things-admirable-people-do-not-understand/)

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> [Even the upper end of the river believes in the ocean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/even-the-upper-end-of-the-river-believes-in-the-ocean/)

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[Beach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beach/)

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> [I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-have-woven-a-parachute-out-of-everything-broken/)

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> [The root and the flower have to trust each other. If the root does not trust, the plant won't blossom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/the-root-and-the-flower-have-to-trust-each-other-if-the-root-does-not/)

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> [Let the bucket of memory down into the well, bring it up. Cool, cool minutes. No one stirring, no plans. Just being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/let-the-bucket-of-memory-down-into-the-well-bring-it-up-cool-cool/)

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> ['Be alive,' the land says, 'listen - this is your time, your world, your pleasure.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/be-alive-the-land-says-listen-this-is-your-time-your-world-your/)

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[Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/)

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> [“We think it is calm here, or that our storm is the right size.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/we-think-it-is-calm-here-or-that-our-storm-is-the-right-size/)

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[Calm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calm/)

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> [There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/there-is-no-such-thing-as-writer-s-block-for-writers-whose-standards/)

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> [You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/you-don-t-need-many-words-if-you-already-know-what-you-re-talking/)

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> [And the things you know before you hear them; these are you and the reason you are in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/and-the-things-you-know-before-you-hear-them-these-are-you-and-the/)

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[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

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> [It is as if the ordinary language we use every day has a hidden set of signals, a kind of secret code.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/it-is-as-if-the-ordinary-language-we-use-every-day-has-a-hidden-set/)

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[Code](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/code/)

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> [“This dream the world is having about itself includes a trace on the plains of the Oregon trail, a groove in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/this-dream-the-world-is-having-about-itself-includes-a-trace-on-the/)

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[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

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> [A student comes to me with a piece of writing, holds it out, says, 'Is this good?' A whole sequence of emergencies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/a-student-comes-to-me-with-a-piece-of-writing-holds-it-out-says-is/)

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> [I heard a bird congratulating itself all day for being a jay. Nobody cared. But it was glad all over again, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-heard-a-bird-congratulating-itself-all-day-for-being-a-jay-nobody/)

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[Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/)

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> [“Readers should not be loaded with more information and guidance than a lively mind needs--puzzlement can be accepted, but insulting clarity is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/readers-should-not-be-loaded-with-more-information-and-guidance-than/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [Everyone is born a poet - a person discovering the way words sound and work, caring and delighting in words. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/everyone-is-born-a-poet-a-person-discovering-the-way-words-sound-and/)

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> [Once we have tasted far streams, touched the gold, found some limit beyond the waterfall, a season changes and we come back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/once-we-have-tasted-far-streams-touched-the-gold-found-some-limit/)

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> [It is this impulse to change the quality of experience that I recognize as central to creation. . . . Out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/it-is-this-impulse-to-change-the-quality-of-experience-that-i/)

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[Creation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creation/)

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> [They miss the whisper that runs any day in your mind, "Who are you really, wanderer?"-- and the answer you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/they-miss-the-whisper-that-runs-any-day-in-your-mind-who-are-you/)

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> [“Assurance" You will never be alone, you hear so deep a sound when autumn comes. Yellow pulls across the hills and thrums,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/assurance-you-will-never-be-alone-you-hear-so-deep-a-sound-when/)

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[Assurance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assurance/)

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> [The things you do not have to say make you rich. Saying things you do not have to say weakens your talk.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/the-things-you-do-not-have-to-say-make-you-rich-saying-things-you-do/)

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> [I keep following this sort of hidden river of my life, you know, whatever the topic or impulse which comes, I follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-keep-following-this-sort-of-hidden-river-of-my-life-you-know/)

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> [“ Why I Am Happy Now has come, an easy time. I let it roll. There is a lake somewhere so blue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/why-i-am-happy-now-has-come-an-easy-time-i-let-it-roll-there-is-a/)

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[Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/)

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> [A student brings something to discuss, saying, "I don't know whether this is really good, or whether I should throw it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/a-student-brings-something-to-discuss-saying-i-don-t-know-whether/)

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> [The Way It Is There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/the-way-it-is-there-s-a-thread-you-follow-it-goes-among-things-that/)

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> [I have a feeling that art is something you do for yourself, and that any time you turn your decisions over to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-have-a-feeling-that-art-is-something-you-do-for-yourself-and-that/)

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> [“If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/if-you-don-t-know-the-kind-of-person-i-am-and-i-don-t-know-the-kind/)

[William Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stafford/)

[Cruelty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cruelty/)

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> [Ask Me Some time when the river is ice ask me mistakes I have made. Ask me whether what I have done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/ask-me-some-time-when-the-river-is-ice-ask-me-mistakes-i-have-made/)

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> [“Waking At 3 a.m." Even in the cave of the night when you wake and are free and lonely, neglected by others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/waking-at-3-a-m-even-in-the-cave-of-the-night-when-you-wake-and-are/)

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[Darkness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darkness/)

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> [Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities. There is scope for individuality, and elation, and discovery. In writing, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/writing-itself-is-one-of-the-great-free-human-activities-there-is/)

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> [“A Ritual to Read to Each Other If you don’t know the kind of person I am and I don’t know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/a-ritual-to-read-to-each-other-if-you-don-t-know-the-kind-of-person-i/)

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[Darkness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darkness/)

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> [“All events and experiences are local, somewhere. And all human enhancements of events and experiences -- all the arts -- are regional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/all-events-and-experiences-are-local-somewhere-and-all-human/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [A poem is a serious joke, a truth that has learned jujitsu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/a-poem-is-a-serious-joke-a-truth-that-has-learned-jujitsu/)

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[Crafts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/)

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> [“Poverty plus confidence equals pioneers. We never doubted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/poverty-plus-confidence-equals-pioneers-we-never-doubted/)

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[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

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> [“Evening came, a paw, to the gray hut by the river.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/evening-came-a-paw-to-the-gray-hut-by-the-river/)

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[Poetry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/)

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## William Stafford by topic

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                        "text": "“ Why I Am Happy Now has come, an easy time. I let it roll. There is a lake somewhere so blue and far nobody owns it. A wind comes by and a willow listens gracefully. I hear all this, every summer. I laugh and cry for every turn of the world, its terribly cold, innocent spin. That lake stays blue and free; it goes on and on. And I know where it is.”",
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                        "text": "“If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star. ... And as elephants parade holding each elephant's tail, but if one wanders the circus won't find the park, I call it cruel and maybe the root of all cruelty to know what occurs but not recognize the fact.”",
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                        "text": "Ask Me Some time when the river is ice ask me mistakes I have made. Ask me whether what I have done is my life. Others have come in their slow way into my thought, and some have tried to help or to hurt: ask me what difference their strongest love or hate has made. I will listen to what you say. 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.",
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