He wasted his wishes on wishing.
SHEL SILVERSTEINHe wasted his wishes on wishing.
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.
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When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?
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And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
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And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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I know a way to stay friends forever, there’s really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, and you do it.
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I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
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This boat that we just built is just fine – and don’t try to tell us it’s not the sides and the back are divine – It’s the bottom I guess we forgot.
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And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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And the tree was happy.
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We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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It’s all the same to the clam.
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Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understand each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings.
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There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
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I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
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