My sister had her own room. She also had innumerable boyfriends. I had a yo-yo collection that was beyond belief, and the… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Then one day my sister abandoned me at the 1939 World's Fair, and that incident is the essence of In the Night… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful. Even as a… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I had lost my sister recently, too, which meant that my whole family was gone. I was the baby of the family.… — 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
