And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEINNever explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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Everything isn’t everything.
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And the tree was happy.
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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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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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I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
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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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Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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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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If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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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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Many leaves one tree.
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