Shel Silverstein

Quotes

• “The bridge will only take you halfway there, to those mysterious lands you long to see. Through gypsy camps and swirling...”
• “No DifferenceSmall as a peanut,Big as a giant,We're all the same sizeWhen we turn off the light.Rich as a sultan,Poor as...”
• “Pirate Captain Jim"Walk the plank,"says Pirate Jim"But Captain Jim, I cannot swim.""Then you must steer us through the g...”
• “Birds are flyin' south for winter.Here's the Weird-Bird headin' north,Wings a-flappin', beak a-chatterin',Cold head bobb...”
• “How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut...”
• “The VoiceThere is a voice inside of youThat whispers all day long,"I feel this is right for me,I know that this is wrong...”
• “If you are a dreamer, come in,If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...If you'r...”
• “Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to th...”
• “If you are a dreamer come inIf you are a dreamer a wisher a liarA hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyerIf youre a pretender...”
• “All The Woulda-Coulda-ShouldasLayin' In The Sun,Talkin' 'Bout The ThingsThey Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda Done...But All Those ...”
• “Rockabye Baby, in the treetopDont you know a treetopis no safe place to rock?And who put you up there,and your cradle to...”
• “The baby batScreamed out in fright,'Turn on the dark,I'm afraid of the light.”
• “Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.”
• “Anything is possible. Anything can be.”
• “If you are a dreamer come in”