Shel Silverstein Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999

Topics

HomeFriendsDownGoWriteHead

I play games on-set at work. Sometimes I can't remember people's names, so I start throwing out clues. Like if I can't think of George Clooney, I'll say, 'You know, drop-dead gorgeous, was on a big TV show... ' Until someone says his name, I can't finish my story!

Andie MacDowell

WorkPeopleStartStoryThinkName

With Akismet, there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective against spammers, versus it being open and less effective?

Matt Mullenweg

GoodWorldInterestingMoreSecret

Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs.

Jeff Lindsay

SocietySometimesNothingMoreDogs

I match up with the best guys in the world. I'm not being cocky; it's just always how I felt. But I got into trouble as soon as I got into the NBA, and it left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths.

Michael Beasley

BestPeopleWorldBadTroubleCocky

I hate people thinking their city is unique, but there is a certain aura about Los Angeles; it's not necessarily a beautiful thing, but it's part of Harry Bosch.

Michael Connelly

BeautifulHatePeopleCityThinking

There was never any point in my life when I wasn't called Mr. Donen. I'm told my first words were, 'Call me Mr. Donen.' But I suspect that's apocryphal. My mother, Mrs. Donen, tended to exaggerate.

Stanley Donen

LifeMotherWordsMeMy LifeNever

I'm the mother of a Marine veteran.

Lois Frankel

MotherVeteranMarine

One of my favorite ways to write paranormal, as in the 'Wake' trilogy, is to write very normal characters with just a hint of something other-worldly. Like somewhere, maybe, someone really can get sucked into other people's dreams.

Lisa McMann

DreamsPeopleSomeoneWriteNormal

You can't just slander someone, defame them, lie about them. You can't incite people to crime. There's all sorts of reasonable restrictions on free speech that are already codified in the British common-law system.

Jordan Peterson

LiePeopleFreeSomeoneSpeechYou

I've got a great life. I'm in love, I have a happy, wonderful, beautiful time with my marriage, and I have a beautiful home. I want to spend time here working and creating.

Jon Anderson

LifeLoveMarriageHomeBeautiful

I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a beginning, a middle, and an end that would tie everything together.

Dorothy Fields

GoodTogetherBeginningStoryEnd

For people who write songs, it's a gift you're given. You become good at the craft, but you're given the gift.

Chris Martin

GoodPeopleGiftYouBecomeCraft

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