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# William Stafford

(1753–1820)

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

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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 · Page 2

> [If you can say it, it begins to exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/if-you-can-say-it-it-begins-to-exist/)

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[Begins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/begins/)

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> [Anyone who breathes is in the rhythm business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/anyone-who-breathes-is-in-the-rhythm-business/)

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[Breathe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breathe/)

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> [“There may be losses too great to understand That rove after you and--faint and terrible-- rip unknown through your hand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/there-may-be-losses-too-great-to-understand-that-rove-after-you-and/)

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[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [The ocean and I have many pebbles To find and wash off and roll into shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/the-ocean-and-i-have-many-pebbles-to-find-and-wash-off-and-roll-into/)

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[Ocean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ocean/)

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> [You can lie at a banquet but you have to be honest in the kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/you-can-lie-at-a-banquet-but-you-have-to-be-honest-in-the-kitchen/)

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[Banquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/banquet/)

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> [Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/kids-they-dance-before-they-learn-there-is-anything-that-isn-t-music/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [It's love,' they say. You touch the right one and a whole half of the universe wakes up, a new half.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/it-s-love-they-say-you-touch-the-right-one-and-a-whole-half-of-the/)

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[Half](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/half/)

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> [When a goat likes a book, the whole book is gone, and the meaning has to go find an author again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/when-a-goat-likes-a-book-the-whole-book-is-gone-and-the-meaning-has/)

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[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [A writer is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/a-writer-is-someone-who-has-found-a-process-that-will-bring-about-new/)

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[Found](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/found/)

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> [“Which of the horses we passed yesterday whinnied all night in my dreams? I want that one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/which-of-the-horses-we-passed-yesterday-whinnied-all-night-in-my/)

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[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

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> [I embrace emerging experience, I participate in discovery. I am a butterfly. I am not a butterfly collector. I want the experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-embrace-emerging-experience-i-participate-in-discovery-i-am-a/)

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[Butterfly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/butterfly/)

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> [The more you let yourself be distracted from where you are going, the more you are the person that you are. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/the-more-you-let-yourself-be-distracted-from-where-you-are-going-the/)

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[Distracted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distracted/)

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> [I am not learning definitions as established in even the latest dictionaries. I am not a dictionary-maker. I am a person a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-am-not-learning-definitions-as-established-in-even-the-latest/)

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[Definitions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/definitions/)

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> [All still when summer is over stand shocks in the field, nothing left to whisper, not even good-bye, to the wind. After…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/all-still-when-summer-is-over-stand-shocks-in-the-field-nothing-left/)

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[Bye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bye/)

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> [My question is "when did other people give up the idea of being a poet?" You know, when we are kids we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/my-question-is-when-did-other-people-give-up-the-idea-of-being-a-poet/)

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[Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/)

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> [Please think about this as you go on. Breathe on the world. Hold out your hands to it. When morning and evenings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/please-think-about-this-as-you-go-on-breathe-on-the-world-hold-out/)

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[Breathe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breathe/)

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> [You and I can turn and look at the silent river and wait. We know the current is there, hidden; and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/you-and-i-can-turn-and-look-at-the-silent-river-and-wait-we-know-the/)

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[Currents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/currents/)

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> [“I am your own way of looking at things," she said. "When you allow me to live with you, every glance at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-am-your-own-way-of-looking-at-things-she-said-when-you-allow-me-to/)

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[Looking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looking/)

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

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[Hearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hearing/)

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> [“With Kit, Age Seven, at the Beach We would climb the highest dune, from there to gaze and come down: the ocean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/with-kit-age-seven-at-the-beach-we-would-climb-the-highest-dune-from/)

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[Gaze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gaze/)

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> [I have this feeling of wending my way or plundering through a mysterious jungle of possibilities when I am writing. This jungle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-have-this-feeling-of-wending-my-way-or-plundering-through-a/)

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[Developing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing/)

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> [You were aimed from birth: you will never be alone... The whole wide world pours down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/you-were-aimed-from-birth-you-will-never-be-alone-the-whole-wide/)

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[Birth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/birth/)

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> [When the snake decided to go straight, he didn't get anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/when-the-snake-decided-to-go-straight-he-didn-t-get-anywhere/)

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[Decided](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decided/)

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> [What you have to do as a writer is . . . write day in and day out no matter what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/what-you-have-to-do-as-a-writer-is-write-day-in-and-day-out-no-matter/)

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[Happens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happens/)

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> [“. . . On a sandbar sunlight stretches out its limbs, or is it a sycamore, so brazen, so clean and bold?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/on-a-sandbar-sunlight-stretches-out-its-limbs-or-is-it-a-sycamore-so/)

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

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> [“I would exchange all that I have written for the next thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-would-exchange-all-that-i-have-written-for-the-next-thing/)

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[Exchange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exchange/)

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> [Others may be able to accept standards from another, but an artist is a person who decides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/others-may-be-able-to-accept-standards-from-another-but-an-artist-is/)

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[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

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> [Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/will-you-ever-bring-a-better-gift-for-the-world-than-the-breathing/)

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[Breathing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breathing/)

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> [An owl sound wandered along the road with me. I didn't hear it--I breathed it into my ears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/an-owl-sound-wandered-along-the-road-with-me-i-didn-t-hear-it-i/)

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[Ears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ears/)

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> [People wander about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/people-wander-about-what-you-are-pursuing-you-have-to-explain-about/)

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[Journey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/journey/)

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> [The signals we give-yes or no, or maybe-/should be clear/the darkness around us is deep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/the-signals-we-give-yes-or-no-or-maybe-should-be-clear-the-darkness/)

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[Clear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clear/)

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> [I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-just-kept-on-doing-what-everyone-starts-out-doing-the-real-question/)

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[People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/)

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> [You can treat experience as a set of surprises on which to exercise your quirky self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/you-can-treat-experience-as-a-set-of-surprises-on-which-to-exercise/)

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[Exercise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exercise/)

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> [When you allow me to live with you, every glance at the world around you will be a sort of salvation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/when-you-allow-me-to-live-with-you-every-glance-at-the-world-around/)

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[Allow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allow/)

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> [Literature is not a picture of life, but is a separate experience with its own kind of flow and enhancement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/literature-is-not-a-picture-of-life-but-is-a-separate-experience-with/)

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

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> [One way to find your place is like the rain, a million requests for lodging, one that wins, finds your cheek: you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/one-way-to-find-your-place-is-like-the-rain-a-million-requests-for/)

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[Cheeks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheeks/)

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> [...What you fear will not go away; it will take you into yourself and bless you and keep you. That's the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/what-you-fear-will-not-go-away-it-will-take-you-into-yourself-and/)

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[Bless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bless/)

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> [I don't see writing as a communication of something already discovered, as "truths" already known. Rather, I see writing as a job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/i-don-t-see-writing-as-a-communication-of-something-already/)

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[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [A writer is not so much someone who has something to say as he is someone who has found a process that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/a-writer-is-not-so-much-someone-who-has-something-to-say-as-he-is/)

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[Found](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/found/)

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> [The earth says have a place, be what that place requires; hear the sound the birds imply and see as deep as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/the-earth-says-have-a-place-be-what-that-place-requires-hear-the/)

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[Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/)

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