Who said “In dreams begins responsibility.”?

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William Butler Yeats. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceEpigraph to the book Responsibilities (1914); this was later adapted as the title of the story "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" (1937) by Delmore Schwartz.

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“In dreams begins responsibility.”
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Yeats, W. B. (n.d.). In dreams begins responsibility. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/35832-in-dreams-begins-responsibility/

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Yeats, William Butler. “In dreams begins responsibility.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/35832-in-dreams-begins-responsibility/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Yeats, William Butler. “In dreams begins responsibility.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/35832-in-dreams-begins-responsibility/.