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" I asked him, What do you do?

He smiled patiently, The typical American question.
In Europe they would ask, What are you doing? Or,
What are you doing now?

What do I do? I listen, to the water falling. (No
sound of it here but with the wind!) This is my entire
occupation. "

― William Carlos Williams , Paterson

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William Carlos Williams quote : I asked him, What do you do?<br /><br />He smiled patiently, The typical American question.<br />In Europe they would ask, What are you doing? Or,<br />What are you doing now?<br /><br />What do I do? I listen, to the water falling. (No<br />sound of it here but with the wind!) This is my entire<br />occupation.
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