Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
SHEL SILVERSTEINIt’s all the same to the clam.
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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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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I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
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If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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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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And the boy loved the tree, very much. 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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But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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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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It’s all the same to the clam.
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And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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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?
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I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
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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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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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Are wild strawberries really wild?
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