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I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone hugs instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, and everyone grins, and everyone cuddles, and everyone wins.
Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein
Age: 66 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 25
Died: 1999
Died: May 10
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ALICE She drank from a bottle called DRINK ME And she grew so tall, She ate from a plate called TASTE ME And down she shrank so small. And so she changed, while other folks Never tried nothin' at all.
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Sometimes I get so depressed 'Bout what I haven't done. -NEVER
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G'bye, I'm going out to play!
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If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with them, you're no better than they are, so they won't care much for you. Be just a little ahead of them.
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I myself do not believe in explaining anything.
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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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why can't you see i'm a kid', said the kid. Why try to make me like you? Why are you hurt when I don't cuddle? Why do you sigh when I splash through a puddle? Why do you scream when I do what I did? Im a kid.
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We're all worth the same When we turn off the light.
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My beard grows down to my toes, I never wears no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes.
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Whatever you are is all okay. I don't like you anyway.
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God says to me with a kind of smile, Hey how would you like to be God awhile And steer the world? . . . . How much do I get? What time is lunch? . . . . Gimme back that wheel, says God. I don't think you're quite ready yet.
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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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