Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of child...
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
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.
“How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em.” Shel Silverstein
“How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em.”
“Many leaves one tree.” Shel Silverstein
“Many leaves one tree.”
“But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make myself.” Shel Silverstein
“But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make myself.”
“Just ’cause somethin’ ain’t been done Don’t mean it can’t be did.” Shel Silverstein
“Just ’cause somethin’ ain’t been done Don’t mean it can’t be did.”
“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
“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.”
“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.”
“If the track is tough and the hill is rough, *thinking* you can just ain’t enough!” Shel Silverstein
“If the track is tough and the hill is rough, *thinking* you can just ain’t enough!”
“If you’re a bird, be an early bird. But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” Shel Silverstein
“If you’re a bird, be an early bird. But if you’re a worm, sleep late.”
“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.”
“Do a loony-goony dance ‘cross the kitchen floor. Put something silly in the world that ain’t been there before.” Shel Silverstein
“Do a loony-goony dance ‘cross the kitchen floor. Put something silly in the world that ain’t been there before.”