Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
SHEL SILVERSTEINAnd 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?
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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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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If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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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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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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Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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Everything isn’t everything.
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Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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Anything is possible. Anything can be.
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And the tree was happy.
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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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And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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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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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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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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