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Everything isn’t everything.

Shel Silverstein

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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Children Impossible Inspirational
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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Love Man Tree
And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
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Myself Self Love Worth
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Explanation Talk
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Love Tree
So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
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Love Myself One Liner
But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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Magic Myself One Liner Self Love
I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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Myself Self Love
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
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Myself People Place Right Wrong
The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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Afraid Darkness Light
It’s all the same to the clam.
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One Liner
Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
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Comfortable Freedom Important Leaving Life
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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Kind Myself Perfection Talent Truth Wisdom
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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Light Philosophy Stop
Are wild strawberries really wild?
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Philosophy Wild
And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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Herself Love Man

Everything isn’t everything.

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