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If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.

Shel Silverstein

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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Kind Myself Perfection Talent Truth Wisdom
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Herself Hide Life Search Skin
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Love Man Tree
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?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Himself Philosophy
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?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Light Philosophy Stop
If you are a dreamer come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tails to spin, come in, come in.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Dream Story Yourself
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Divine Forget Try
I know a way to stay friends forever, there’s really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, and you do it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Forever Friendship Myself Philosophy
And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness Tree
If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Inspirational Success Thinking
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Flower Language Myself Secret Smile Understand
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Explanation Talk
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness Love Tree
There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

End Place
Anything is possible. Anything can be.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Inspirational Possible
If you are a dreamer come in.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Dream One Liner

If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.

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