151 Quotes by William Stafford

There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough.

Willows never forget how it feels to be young. Do you remember where you came from?

The things you do not have to say make you rich. Saying the things you do not have to say weakens your talk. Hearing the things you do not have to hear dulls your hearing. And the things you know before you hear them; these are you and the reason you are in the world.

Well, it was yesterday. And the sun came,WhyIt came.

Well, it was yesterday. And the sun came, Why It came.

Please think about this as you go on. Breathe on the world. Hold out your hands to it. When morning and evenings roll along, watch how they open and close, how they invite you to the long party that your life is.

A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.

You and I can turn and lookat the silent river and wait. We knowthe current is there, hidden; and thereare comings and goings from miles awaythat hold the stillness exactly before us.What the river says, that is what I say.

We are led one thing at a time to that pure gain -- all that we lose.