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He wasted his wishes on wishing.
Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein
Age: 66 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 25
Died: 1999
Died: May 10
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Sheldon Allan Silverstein
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... and she loved a boy very, very much-- even more than she loved herself.
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You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.
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So I'm all of love that could make it today.
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Underneath my outside face There's a face that none can see. A little less smiley, A little less sure, But a whole lot more like me.
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The Yesees said yes to anything That anyone suggested. The Noees said no to everything Unless it was proven and tested. So the Yesees all died of much too much And the Noees all died of fright, But somehow I think the Thinkforyourselfees All came out all right.
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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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How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em.
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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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FROZEN DREAM I'll take the dream I had last night And put it in my freezer, So someday long and far away When I'm an old grey geezer, I'll take it out and thaw it out, This lovely dream I've frozen, And boil it up and sit me down A dip my old cold toes in.
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So please get your rags And your polishing jars, Somebody has to go polish the stars.
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everything isn't everything
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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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I myself do not believe in explaining anything.
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I am writing these poems from inside a lion.
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What did the carrot say to the wheat? Lettuce rest, I'm feeling beet.
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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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If you are a dreamer come in
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Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
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'I don't need very much now,' said the boy, 'just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.' 'Well,' said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.'And the boy did. And the tree was happy.
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Whatever you are is all okay. I don't like you anyway.
Shel Silverstein
