I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a… — 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
And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all. — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew. — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist. — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house… — 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
