diff --git a/pipedrive/client.py b/pipedrive/client.py
index 0b672e7..10b02c4 100644
--- a/pipedrive/client.py
+++ b/pipedrive/client.py
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ def parse_response(self, response):
             :param response:
             :return:
         """
-        if response.status_code == 204 or response.status_code == 201:
-            return True
-        elif response.status_code == 400:
+        if response.status_code == 400:
             raise Exception(
                 "The URL {0} retrieved an {1} error. Please check your request body and try again.\nRaw message: {2}".format(
                     response.url, response.status_code, response.text))
@@ -339,10 +337,10 @@ def get_persons(self, person_id=None, **kwargs):
             url = "persons"
         return self._get(url, **kwargs)
 
-    def get_persons_by_name(self, params=None):
-        if params is not None:
+    def get_persons_by_name(self, **kwargs):
+        if kwargs is not None:
             url = "persons/find"
-            return self._get(url, params=params)
+            return self._get(url, **kwargs)
 
     def create_person(self, **kwargs):
         if kwargs is not None:
@@ -464,3 +462,12 @@ def get_users(self, user_id=None, **kwargs):
     def get_me(self, **kwargs):
         url = "users/me"
         return self._get(url, **kwargs)
+    
+    # Stages section, see the api documentation: https://developers.pipedrive.com/docs/api/v1/#!/Stages
+    def get_stages(self, stage_id=None, **kwargs):
+        if stage_id is not None:
+            url = "stages/{}".format(stage_id)
+        else:
+            url = "stages"
+            
+        return self._get(url, **kwargs)