“ Reluctant hero, drafted again each Fourthof July, I'll bow and remember you. Whoshall we follow next? Who shall we killnext time? William Stafford
“ In every town we lived in, there was one great big door ready to open for anyone — the library. And I never met a library I didn’t like. William Stafford
“ Keep a journal, and don't assume that your work has to accomplish anything worthy: artists and peace-workers are in it for the long haul, and not to be judged by immediate results. William Stafford
“ So, the world happens twice--once what we see it as;second it legends itselfdeep, the way it is. William Stafford
“ I Have a Witness" Sometimes a center the soul can recognize will speak from anywhere , inside a mountain, or froma whirlwind ... The world can take, the soulrestores. A million wrong voices proclaim O… William Stafford
“ 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. William Stafford
“ This dream the world is having about itselfincludes a trace on the plains of the Oregon trail,a groove in the grass my father showed us allone day while meadowlarks were trying to tellsomething better… William Stafford
