151 Quotes by William Stafford

It's love," they say. You touchthe right one and a whole half of the universewakes up, a new half.

It is time for all the heroes to go homeif they have any, time for all of us common onesto locate ourselves by the real thingswe live by.

It is time for all the heroes to go home if they have any, time for all of us common ones to locate ourselves by the real things we live by.

The ocean and I have many pebblesTo find and wash off and roll into shape.

If you don't know the kind of person I amand I don't know the kind of person you area pattern that others made may prevail in the worldand following the wrong god home we may miss our star.

If you have things right in your lifebut do not know why,you are just lucky, and you will not movein the little ways that encourage good fortune.

I call it cruel and maybe the root of all crueltyto know what occurs but not recognize the fact.

A great snug wall goes around everything,has always been there, will alwaysremain. It is a good world to belost in. It comforts you. It isall right. And you sleep.

A great snug wall goes around everything, has always been there, will always remain. It is a good world to be lost in. It comforts you. It is all right. And you sleep.