Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Shel Silverstein
American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician
Shel Silverstein was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born in 1930 and raised in Chicago, he became known for work that moved easily between humor, music, and illustration. He briefly attended college before being drafted into the United States Army. In the 1950s, his drawings appeared in newspapers and magazines, including Playboy, and he wrote the satirical adult coloring book Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book. His work is best known for its wit and offbeat, often playful edge.
More from Shel Silverstein (77 quotes) →Other sayings from Shel Silverstein
- “I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone hugs instead of tugs, Where everyone g…”Shel Silverstein
- “If you are a dreamer come inIf you are a dreamer a wisher a liarA hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyerIf youre…”Shel Silverstein
- “If you are a dreamer, come sit by my fire. For we have some flax-golden tales to spin; come in! Come in!”Shel Silverstein
- “There's a Polar BearIn our Frigidaire--He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.With his seat in the meatAnd his…”Shel Silverstein
More Poetry quotes
- “There's two ways to become a famous Poet, find that one person that knows somebody, that knows somebody, that…”Stanley Victor Paskavich
- “If what you create seems to turn out much stranger than who you are as a person, it's probably because your h…”Criss Jami
- “If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry... thus much…”Philip Sidney
Motivation: more sayings
- “The key to opening the secret of humanity is to love and understand the beauty of it.”Debasish Mridha
- “But sometimes you can't figure everything out because you can't ever really understand other people. You can'…”William Landay
- “There is a natural magic in the feeling of love that has been nourished by Mother Nature through millions of…”Abhijit Naskar
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree
1987
Where the Sidewalk Ends
2005
Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?
1996
Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back
1998
Uncle Shelby's A giraffe and a half
1964