Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of child...
“Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” Shel Silverstein
“Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
“And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.” Shel Silverstein
“And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.”
There's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV. Shel Silverstein
There's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV.
“There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part. So just give me a happy middle and a very happy start.” Shel Silverstein
“There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part. So just give me a happy middle and a very happy start.”
“There is a voice inside of you, that whispers all day long, I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong.” Shel Silverstein
“There is a voice inside of you, that whispers all day long, I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong.”
He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else. Shel Silverstein
He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else.
People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said. Shel Silverstein
People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said.
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary. Shel Silverstein
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
I believe that if you don't want to do anything, then sit there and don't do it, but don't expect people to hand you a corn beef sandwich and wash your socks for you and unzip your fly for you. Shel Silverstein
I believe that if you don't want to do anything, then sit there and don't do it, but don't expect people to hand you a corn beef sandwich and wash your socks for you and unzip your fly for you.
You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long. Shel Silverstein
You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.
What you've got to say, you say. Shel Silverstein
What you've got to say, you say.
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. Shel Silverstein
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.