And he didn’t really know where he was going, but he did know he was going somewhere because you really have to go somewhere, don’t you?
SHEL SILVERSTEINI can be somebody’s and still be my own.
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
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How much good inside a day? Depends on how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends on how much you give ’em.
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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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If you are a dreamer come in.
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She had blue skin. And so did he. He kept it hid, And so did she. They searched for blue their whole life through, Then passed right by – And never knew.
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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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I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
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Everything isn’t everything.
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If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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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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Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
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I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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Tell me I’m clever, Tell me I’m kind, Tell me I’m talented, Tell me I’m cute, Tell me I’m sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I’m perfect – But tell me the truth.
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I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
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