I remember how much - when I was a small boy I was taken to see a version of 'Peter Pan.' I… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I think that if in your heart, you are seeking out a real puzzle, and you're not looking to frighten anybody, you're… — 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 remember my own childhood vividly...I knew terrible things. But I knew I mustn't let adults know I knew. It would scare… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we're not fantasizing, but we… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
If I have an unusual gift, it's not that I draw particularly better than other people - I've never fooled myself about… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them. — 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
