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.
SHEL SILVERSTEINWe can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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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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The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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How much good inside a day? Depends on how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends on how much you give ’em.
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Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
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I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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It’s all the same to the clam.
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Many leaves one tree.
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Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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Anything is possible. Anything can be.
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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 the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Are wild strawberries really wild?
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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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