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William Stafford Quotes: 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.
         

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.


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This page presents the quote "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.". Author of this quote is William Stafford. This quote is about where you are going, getting lost, found, madness, distracted,.