And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEINAnd she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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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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Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
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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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Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
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Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’t, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me, Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
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Are wild strawberries really wild?
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He wasted his wishes on wishing.
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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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Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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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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I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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