I didn't have a lot of friends. I just walked around a lot and made up stories in my head. Then I'd go home and write them down. That's how I got started. Shel Silverstein More Quotes by Shel Silverstein More Quotes From Shel Silverstein Whatever you are is all okay. I don't like you anyway. Shel Silverstein i-dont-like-you okay like-you 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. Shel Silverstein bidding dollars pennies Oh, I'm being eaten By a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, And I don't like it--one bit. Well, what do you know? It's nibblin' my toe. Oh, gee, It's up to my knee. Oh my, It's up to my thigh. Oh, fiddle, It's up to my middle. Oh, heck, It's up to my neck. Oh, dread, It's upmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff . . . Shel Silverstein necks knees toes 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. Shel Silverstein nice winter wind 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 Shel Silverstein water laughing men 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... Shel Silverstein chains going-away want 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 Shel Silverstein missing-piece pieces And the boy loved the tree.......very much. And the tree was happy. Shel Silverstein tree boys And he didn't really know where he was going, but he did know he was going somewhere, because you really have to go somewhere, don't you? Shel Silverstein knows I was hoping that perhaps I could roll with you..." "You cannot roll with me," said the Big O, "but perhaps you can roll by yourself. Shel Silverstein bigs said It's all the same to the clam. Shel Silverstein clams 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. Shel Silverstein flu home today Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did. And the tree was happy. Shel Silverstein down-and tree boys We can't hold hands― Someone might see. Won't you please Hold toes with me? Shel Silverstein toes might hands If you are a dreamer come in Shel Silverstein dreamer ifs If you want to marry me, here's what you'll have to do: You must learn how to make a perfect chicken-dumpling stew. And you must sew my holey socks, And soothe my troubled mind, And develop the knack for scratching my back, And keep my shoes spotlessly shined. And while I rest you must rake up the leaves, And when it is hailing and snowing You must shovel the walk...and be still when I talk, And-hey-where are you going? Shel Silverstein shoes perfect snow Oh the thumb-sucker's thumb Shel Silverstein white snow looks 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 care tunes littles I made an airplane out of stone. . . I always did like staying home. Shel Silverstein airplane stones home A hippo sandwich is easy to make. All you do is simply take one slice of bread, one slice of cake, some mayonnaise, one onion ring, one hippopotamus, one piece of string, a dash of pepper. That ought to do it. And now comes the problem... biting into it! Shel Silverstein cake cooking food