Shel Silverstein

Poet, Songwriter, Author

Shel Silverstein was a celebrated poet and author known for his whimsical yet profound children's literature, including 'The Giving Tree.'

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Born: September 25, 1930
Died: May 10, 1999
Quotes: 139
Rank: #559

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"When I was a kid I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls, but 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. Not that I wouldn't rather make love, but the work has become a habit."

Girl Baseball Writing

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"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."

Tunes Care Littles

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"It's always a nice feeling, having people think that you feel things much deeper than you're allowed to say, but this isn't true. If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That's enough."

Nice Thinking People

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"So I'm all of love that could make it today."

Today

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"And the boy loved the tree.......very much. And the tree was happy."

Boys Tree

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"One sister for sale, One sister for sale, One crying and spying young sister for sale I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isnt there isnt there any One person who will buy this sister for sale This crying spying old young sister for sale."

Bidding Dollars Pennies

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"You don't have to shoot me," says the young lion. "I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows."

Lying Moving Lions

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"Ricky was "L" but he's home with the flu, Lizzie, our "O," had some homework to do, Mitchell, "E" prob'ly got lost on the way, So I'm all of the love that could make it today."

Home Flu Today

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"everything isn't everything"

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"Knock! knock! who's there? me! me who? that's right? what's right? meehoo! that's what I want to know! what's what you want to know? me who? yes, exactly! exactly what? yes, I have exactlywatt on a chain! exactly what on a chain? yes! yes what? no, exactlywatt! that's what I want to know! I told you-exactlywatt! exactly what? yes! yes what? yes it's with me. what's with you? exactlywatt-that's what with me. me who? yes! go away! knock knock..."

Going Away Want Chains

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"G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

Funny Play Bye

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

Humor Comic Visuals

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"It was missing a piece. And it was not happy. So it set off in search of its missing piece. And as it rolled it sang this song - "Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece I'm lookin' for my missin' piece Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece."

Song Missing Pieces

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"I've found my missin' piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I've found my missin' piece!"

Grease Pieces Knees

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"I made an airplane out of stone. . . I always did like staying home."

Home Airplane Stones

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"Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did. And the tree was happy."

Boys Tree Down And

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"People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said."

People Giving Credit

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"Each time I see the Upside-Down Man Standing in the water, I look at him and start to laugh, Although I shouldn't oughtter. For maybe in another world Another time Another town, Maybe HE is right side up And I am upside down"

Men Water Laughing

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"Birds are flyin' south for winter. Here's the Weird-Bird headin' north, Wings a-flappin', beak a-chatterin', Cold head bobbin' back 'n' forth. He says, "It's not that I like ice Or freezin' winds and snowy ground. It's just sometimes it's kind of nice To be the only bird in town."

Nice Winter Wind

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