Author and poet Shell Silverstein often stated his hope that everyone would find something they could identify with in his books. A sense of discovery that was personal. He believed that creative people should care about how their work is received by others, but not necessarily put success on a pedestal. He was always prepared for success, but also for failure. “People who say they create only for themselves and don’t care if they are published… I hate to hear talk like that. If it’s good, it’s too good not to share. That’s the way I feel about my work. So I’ll keep on communicating, but only my way. Lots of things I won’t do. I won’t go on television because who am I talking to? Johnny Carson? The camera? Twenty million people I can’t see? Uh-uh. And I won’t give any more interviews.”
