Illustrations have as much to say as the text. The trick is to say the same thing, but in a different way.… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
One of the beauties of being an artist is that you can create a whole new world, with circumstances that are better… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
“Artistic style is only a means to an end, and the more styles you have, the better. To get trapped in a… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Art has always been my salvation. And my gods are Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, Mozart. I believe in them with all my… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Truthfullness to life-both fantasy life and factual life-is the basis of all great art. — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Herman Melville said that artists have to take a dive and either you hit your head on a rock and you split… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it.… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
“An illustration is an enlargement, and interpretation of the text, so that the reader will comprehend the words better. As an artist,… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents! It's an… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist. — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I never thought of Bumble-Ardy in that way. But I still have that same deep feeling for children who are in dire trouble. I… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I was a very sickly child. My parents were immigrants. They were not decorous. They were not discreet. They always thought I was gonna… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
The fan mail I get from kids are asking me questions which they do not ask their mothers and fathers. Because if they had,… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
“May I ask what you have in your black leather bag with gold buckles?" "Everything." They were climbing a narrow staircase. Rhoda stopped to… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Illustrations have as much to say as the text. The trick is to say the same thing, but in a different way. It's no… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth. — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
