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And the tree was happy.

Shel Silverstein

Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Comfortable Freedom Important Leaving Life
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself People Place Right Wrong
But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Magic Myself One Liner Self Love
We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Hands Romantic See
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
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Savage Yourself
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness Love Tree
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
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
It’s all the same to the clam.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

One Liner
Everything isn’t everything.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Minimalism One Liner Philosophy
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Explanation Talk
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
Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Deep Himself
I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Missing Myself Pieces
Are wild strawberries really wild?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Philosophy Wild
Anything is possible. Anything can be.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Inspirational Possible
And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Herself Love Man
I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Animal Myself Poem Writing
So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Love Myself One Liner
If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Inspirational Success Thinking
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
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
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 SILVERSTEIN

Children Impossible Inspirational
If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Book Writing Yourself
Many leaves one tree.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Oneself Tree
The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Afraid Darkness Light

And the tree was happy.

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