William Stafford Quotes


Security of character would be like a compass, you know? Other people may say that this way is north, or this way might be north. But the compass just says -- north. That's what we count on.


Citations

Stafford, William. Every War Has Two Losers: William Stafford on Peace and War. Milkweed Editions, 2003.

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William Stafford
William Stafford
  • Born: January 17, 1914
  • Died: August 28, 1993
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

William Edgar Stafford was an American poet and pacifist. He was the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford. He was appointed the twentieth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1970.