151 Quotes by William Stafford

The more you let yourself be distracted from where you are going, the more you are the person that you are. It's not so much like getting lost as it is like getting found.

A poem is a serious joke, a truth that has learned jujitsu.

I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop?

The greatest ownership of all is to glance around and understand.

You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about

Even the upper end of the river believes in the ocean.

I'll be me, but I don't like it.

Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now?

Once you decide to do right, life is easy, there are no distractions.