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Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.

Shel Silverstein

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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Children Impossible Inspirational
Are wild strawberries really wild?
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Philosophy Wild
If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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Inspirational Success Thinking
If you are a dreamer come in.
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Dream One Liner
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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Light Philosophy Stop
But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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Magic Myself One Liner Self Love
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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Forever Friendship Myself Philosophy
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Love Tree
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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End Happiness Philosophy Sad
Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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Clear Explanation Goodness
Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
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Mental Myself Sad
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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Flower Language Myself Secret Smile Understand
I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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Myself Self Love
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.
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Divine Forget Try
So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
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Love Myself One Liner
It’s all the same to the clam.
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Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.

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