Eudora Welty (1909-2001) was among those guests who found the Yaddo routine of imposed quiet hours for work to be stifling. Instead of using the summer of 1941 to write, she spent her time photographing the town of Saratoga Springs and the horse races at its famous track, and forming deep friendships with such artists as writer Katherine Anne Porter, visual artist Karnig Nalbandian, and composer and musicologist Collin McPhee. That summer taught her that not all periods in life can be highly productive: quiet, rest, and rejuvenation are equally important to living a full and quality life. Throughout her career, Welty seemed able to draw on this insight to give herself the time and space she needed to write beautifully, rather than abundantly.