(53 quotes found)
“Well, it was yesterday. And the sun came,WhyIt came.”
William Stafford
“Shelter in winter that day --a storm coming, but in the leeof an island in a cover with friends --oh, little bright cup of sun.”
“Leave sound in an emptyhouse in its own room there. . . .”
“For it is important that awake people be awake,or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep;the signals we give -- yes or no, or maybe --should be clear: the darkness around us is deep.”
“Our Father Who art in Heavencan lick their Father Who art in Heaven.”
“Will you ever bring a better gift for the worldthan the breathing respect that you carrywherever you go right now?”
“We are led one thing at a time to that pure gain -- all that we lose.”
“I call it cruel and maybe the root of all crueltyto know what occurs but not recognize the fact.”
“You can't tell when strange things with meaningwill happen. I'm [still] here writing it downjust the way it was. "You don't have toprove anything," my mother said. "Just be readyfor what God sends."”
“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.”
