“Talked my head off Worked my tail off Cried my eyes out Walked my feet off Sang my heart out So you see, There’s really not much left of me.”

Shel Silverstein

“If the track is tough and the hill is rough, *thinking* you can just ain’t enough!”

Shel Silverstein

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.

Shel Silverstein

What you've got to say, you say.

Shel Silverstein

To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something.

Shel Silverstein

“Do a loony-goony dance ‘cross the kitchen floor. Put something silly in the world that ain’t been there before.”

Shel Silverstein

“But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make myself.”

Shel Silverstein

“How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em.”

Shel Silverstein

Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.

Shel Silverstein

I myself do not believe in explaining anything.

Shel Silverstein

I know a way to stay friends forever, There's really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, And you do it.

Shel Silverstein

There's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV.

Shel Silverstein