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
I said anything I wanted because I don't believe in children I don't believe in childhood. I don't believe that there's a… — 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
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
Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my… — 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
