Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
SHEL SILVERSTEINAnd 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?
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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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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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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Many leaves one tree.
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Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
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If you are a dreamer come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tails to spin, come in, come in.
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And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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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 she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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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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And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
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And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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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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He wasted his wishes on wishing.
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Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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If you are a dreamer come in.
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