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title: "11 Inspirational Quotes By Shel Silverstein"
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> [We're all worth the same When we turn off the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/we-re-all-worth-the-same-when-we-turn-off-the-light/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [If you are a dreamer come in](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/if-you-are-a-dreamer-come-in/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [I will not play at tug o' war, I'd rather play at hug o' war](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/i-will-not-play-at-tug-o-war-i-d-rather-play-at-hug-o-war/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [The baby bat Screamed out in fright, 'Turn on the dark, I'm afraid of the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/the-baby-bat-screamed-out-in-fright-turn-on-the-dark-i-m-afraid-of/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [Beware of being the roller / When there's nothing left to roll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/beware-of-being-the-roller-when-there-s-nothing-left-to-roll/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/how-much-good-inside-a-day-depends-how-good-you-live-em/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hid And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/she-had-blue-skin-and-so-did-he-he-kept-it-hid-and-so-did-she-they/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/listen-to-the-mustn-ts-child-listen-to-the-don-ts-listen-to-the/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [I was hoping that perhaps I could roll with you..." "You cannot roll with me," said the Big O, "but perhaps you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/i-was-hoping-that-perhaps-i-could-roll-with-you-you-cannot-roll-with/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [“O Chid learn your ABZ's and memorize them well, and you shall learn to talk and speak and read and write and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/o-chid-learn-your-abz-s-and-memorize-them-well-and-you-shall-learn-to/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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> [The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/the-voice-there-is-a-voice-inside-of-you-that-whispers-all-day-long-i/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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## More by Shel Silverstein

> [“I cannot go to school today" Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/i-cannot-go-to-school-today-said-little-peggy-ann-mckay-i-have-the/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/oh-i-m-being-eaten-by-a-boa-constrictor-a-boa-constrictor-a-boa/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [“Many leaves one tree”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/many-leaves-one-tree/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [Magic Sandra’s seen a leprechaun, Eddie touched a troll, Laurie danced with witches once, Charlie found some goblins gold. Donald heard a mermaid sing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/magic-sandra-s-seen-a-leprechaun-eddie-touched-a-troll-laurie-danced/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/he-has-the-obligation-to-society-that-any-human-being-has-i-don-t/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the garbage out! She'd scour the pots and scrape the pans, Candy the yams and spice the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/sarah-cynthia-sylvia-stout-would-not-take-the-garbage-out-she-d-scour/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/to-me-freedom-entitles-you-to-do-something-not-to-not-do-something/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [“Ol' man Simon, planted a diamond. Grew hisself a garden the likes of none. Sprouts all growin' comin' up glowin' Fruit of jewels all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/ol-man-simon-planted-a-diamond-grew-hisself-a-garden-the-likes-of/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [“Ma and God God gave us fingers--Ma says, "Use your fork." God gave us voices--Ma says, "Don't scream." Ma says eat broccoli, cereal and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/ma-and-god-god-gave-us-fingers-ma-says-use-your-fork-god-gave-us/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [Ourchestra: So you haven't got a drum, just beat your belly. So I haven't got a horn-I'll play my nose. So we haven't any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/ourchestra-so-you-haven-t-got-a-drum-just-beat-your-belly-so-i-haven/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [“Ickle me, pickle me, tickle me too never returned to the world they knew and nobody knows what happened to dear ickle me, pickle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/ickle-me-pickle-me-tickle-me-too-never-returned-to-the-world-they/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [I would hope that people, no matter what age, would find something to identify with in my books, pick one up and experience a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/i-would-hope-that-people-no-matter-what-age-would-find-something-to/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [What you've got to say, you say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/what-you-ve-got-to-say-you-say/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [G'bye, I'm going out to play!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/g-bye-i-m-going-out-to-play/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

> [A spider lives inside my head Who weaves a strange and wondrous web Of silken threads and silver strings To catch all sorts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/a-spider-lives-inside-my-head-who-weaves-a-strange-and-wondrous-web/)

[Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/)

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