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Maurice Sendak Quotes

I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive? Picture Quote #1

People from New York have been calling, to see if I’m still alive. When I answer the phone, you can hear the disappointment in their voice Picture Quote #1

I’m gay. I just didn’t think it was anybody’s business… all I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew Picture Quote #1

When you hide another story in a story, that’s the story I am telling the children Picture Quote #1

Why is my needle stuck in childhood? I don’t know why. I guess it’s because that’s where my heart is Picture Quote #1

I really don’t like the city anymore. You get pushed and harassed and people grope you. It’s too tumultuous. It’s too crazy Picture Quote #1

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One of the beauties of being an artist is that you can create a whole new world, with circumstances that are better in your invented world than they are in the real world Picture Quote #1

I never can satisfy some need in me to achieve something of incredible hight. For my sake. It puzzles me deeply. And it sours my life. So there is a permanent dissatisfaction Picture Quote #1

And it’s one of the sexiest things you will ever read of how slow you should take the peach. Don’t rush it Picture Quote #1

As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can’t tell your parents that Picture Quote #1

In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There’s a cruelty to childhood, there’s an anger Picture Quote #1

Kids don’t know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren’t star chasers and they don’t suck up. It’s why I like them Picture Quote #1

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My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony Picture Quote #1

All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew Picture Quote #1

I can’t believe I’ve turned into a typical old man. I can’t believe it. I was young just minutes ago Picture Quote #1

Parents shouldn’t assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don’t. We do Picture Quote #1

There’s something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in an afterlife but I still fully expect to see my brother again Picture Quote #1

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I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother Picture Quote #1

I do not remember any proper children’s books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them Picture Quote #1

I’ve always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent Picture Quote #1

Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences Picture Quote #1

Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things Picture Quote #1

And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws Picture Quote #1

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I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me and I love them more Picture Quote #1

Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do Picture Quote #1

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful Picture Quote #1

It’s only adults who read the top layers most of the time. I think children read the internal meanings of everything Picture Quote #1

As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to them. I still do. I continue to do what I did as a child; dream of books, make books and collect books Picture Quote #1

I never spent less than two years on the text of one of my picture books, even though each of them is approximately 380 words long. Only when the text is finished... do I begin the pictures Picture Quote #1

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I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive? (Maurice Sendak Quotes) People from New York have been calling, to see if I’m still alive. When I answer the phone, you can hear the disappointment in their voice (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I’m gay. I just didn’t think it was anybody’s business… all I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew (Maurice Sendak Quotes) When you hide another story in a story, that’s the story I am telling the children (Maurice Sendak Quotes) Why is my needle stuck in childhood? I don’t know why. I guess it’s because that’s where my heart is (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I really don’t like the city anymore. You get pushed and harassed and people grope you. It’s too tumultuous. It’s too crazy (Maurice Sendak Quotes) One of the beauties of being an artist is that you can create a whole new world, with circumstances that are better in your invented world than they are in the real world (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I never can satisfy some need in me to achieve something of incredible hight. For my sake. It puzzles me deeply. And it sours my life. So there is a permanent dissatisfaction (Maurice Sendak Quotes) And it’s one of the sexiest things you will ever read of how slow you should take the peach. Don’t rush it (Maurice Sendak Quotes) As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can’t tell your parents that (Maurice Sendak Quotes) In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There’s a cruelty to childhood, there’s an anger (Maurice Sendak Quotes) Kids don’t know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren’t star chasers and they don’t suck up. It’s why I like them (Maurice Sendak Quotes) My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony (Maurice Sendak Quotes) All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I can’t believe I’ve turned into a typical old man. I can’t believe it. I was young just minutes ago (Maurice Sendak Quotes) Parents shouldn’t assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don’t. We do (Maurice Sendak Quotes) There’s something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I don’t believe in an afterlife but I still fully expect to see my brother again (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I do not remember any proper children’s books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I’ve always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent (Maurice Sendak Quotes) Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences (Maurice Sendak Quotes) Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things (Maurice Sendak Quotes) And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me and I love them more (Maurice Sendak Quotes) Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do (Maurice Sendak Quotes) A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful (Maurice Sendak Quotes) It’s only adults who read the top layers most of the time. I think children read the internal meanings of everything (Maurice Sendak Quotes) As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to them. I still do. I continue to do what I did as a child; dream of books, make books and collect books (Maurice Sendak Quotes) I never spent less than two years on the text of one of my picture books, even though each of them is approximately 380 words long. Only when the text is finished... do I begin the pictures (Maurice Sendak Quotes)

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