If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That's enough.
Shel SilversteinEarly bird Oh, if youโre a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If youโre a bird, be an early birdโ But if youโre a worm, sleep late.
Shel SilversteinGod says to me with a kind of smile, "Hey how would you like to be God awhile And steer the world?" . . . . "How much do I get? What time is lunch?" . . . . "Gimme back that wheel," says God. "I don't think you're quite ready yet."
Shel SilversteinIf you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes ('Stead of going to the store) If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor Maybe they won't let you Dry the dishes anymore
Shel SilversteinA spider lives inside my head Who weaves a strange and wondrous web Of silken threads and silver strings To catch all sorts of flying things, Like crumbs of thoughts and bits of smiles And specks of dried-up tears, And dust of dreams that catch and cling For years and years and years...
Shel Silverstein