Shel Silverstein Quotes

The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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Afraid Darkness Light
If you are a dreamer come in.
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Dream One Liner
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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Love Man Tree
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Explanation Talk
I know a way to stay friends forever, there’s really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, and you do it.
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Forever Friendship Myself Philosophy
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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Dream Story Yourself
Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
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Deep Himself
Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
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Mental Myself Sad
Many leaves one tree.
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Oneself Tree
Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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Clear Explanation Goodness
I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
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Missing Myself Pieces
Everything isn’t everything.
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Minimalism One Liner Philosophy
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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Herself Hide Life Search Skin
Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
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Comfortable Freedom Important Leaving Life
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
If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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Book Writing Yourself
And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Tree
And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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Poem Poet Wonderful
It’s all the same to the clam.
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One Liner
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
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Savage Yourself
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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Flower Language Myself Secret Smile Understand
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
There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
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End Place
And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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Herself Love Man
But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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Magic Myself One Liner Self Love
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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Himself Philosophy
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Love Tree

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