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Quotes by Shel Silverstein

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There was a lot about the military that I thought was pretty silly, but these cartoons weren't meant to take a poke at anybody or anything. They were meant to make people laugh.
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There was a lot about the military that I thought was pretty silly, but these cartoons weren't meant to take a poke at anybody or anything. They were meant to make people laugh.
I didn't have a lot of friends. I just walked around a lot and made up stories in my head. Then I'd go home and write them down. That's how I got started.
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I didn't have a lot of friends. I just walked around a lot and made up stories in my head. Then I'd go home and write them down. That's how I got started.
I want to go everywhere, look at and listen to everything. You can go crazy with some of the wonderful stuff there is in life.
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I want to go everywhere, look at and listen to everything. You can go crazy with some of the wonderful stuff there is in life.
When I was younger, I wasn't making it, and I was mad at everybody who was.
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When I was younger, I wasn't making it, and I was mad at everybody who was.
I can write a poem in 10 minutes. I like writing songs; I can write songs in 5 or 10 minutes. My concentration seems very short.
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I can write a poem in 10 minutes. I like writing songs; I can write songs in 5 or 10 minutes. My concentration seems very short.
What you've got to say, you say.
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What you've got to say, you say.
I couldn't play ball. I couldn't dance. Luckily, the girls didn't want me. Not much I could do about that. So I started to draw and to write. By the time I got to where I was attracting girls, I was already into work, and it was more important to me.
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I couldn't play ball. I couldn't dance. Luckily, the girls didn't want me. Not much I could do about that. So I started to draw and to write. By the time I got to where I was attracting girls, I was already into work, and it was more important to me.
The child asks, 'Why don't I have this happiness thing you're telling me about?'
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The child asks, 'Why don't I have this happiness thing you're telling me about?'
I'm free to leave... go wherever I please, do whatever I want; I believe everyone should live like that. Don't be dependent on anyone else - man, woman, child, or dog.
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I'm free to leave... go wherever I please, do whatever I want; I believe everyone should live like that. Don't be dependent on anyone else - man, woman, child, or dog.
So I’m all of love that could make it today.
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So I’m all of love that could make it today.
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