--- title: "14 Way Quotes By Maurice Sendak" description: "14 Way quotes by Maurice Sendak. Plus more from Maurice Sendak and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/maurice-sendak-1273_art_it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-c_142546.jpg" --- > [It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-could-survive/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/maurice-sendak-1273_art_it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-c_142546.jpg) > [A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/a-book-is-really-like-a-lover-it-arranges-itself-in-your-life-in-a-2/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/maurice-sendak-1273_beautiful_a-book-is-really-like-a-lover-it-arrange_1843869.jpg) > [I hate, loathe and despise schools.School is bad for you if you have any talent. You should be cultivating that talent in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-hate-loathe-and-despise-schools-school-is-bad-for-you-if-you-have/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/maurice-sendak-1273_cultivating_i-hate-loathe-and-despise-schools-school_1825612.jpg) > [Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/children-do-live-in-fantasy-and-reality-they-move-back-and-forth-very/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/maurice-sendak-1273_child_children-do-live-in-fantasy-and-reality_2542177.jpg) > [I was sickly as a child and gravitated to books and drawing. During my early teen years, I spent hundreds of hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-was-sickly-as-a-child-and-gravitated-to-books-and-drawing-during-my/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/maurice-sendak-1273_book_i-was-sickly-as-a-child-and-gravitated-t_1416574.jpg) > [I'm getting old. And I'm disappointed in everything just the way old people traditionally, boringly are. That bothers me because is it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-m-getting-old-and-i-m-disappointed-in-everything-just-the-way-old/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/maurice-sendak-1273_bother_i-m-getting-old-and-i-m-disappointed-in_2465790.jpg) > [If there's any advice I have to give, I would say it's that. If you're looking for a way to get closer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/if-there-s-any-advice-i-have-to-give-i-would-say-it-s-that-if-you-re/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/maurice-sendak-1273_advice_if-there-s-any-advice-i-have-to-give-i-w_1779174.jpg) > [I have been doodling with ink and watercolor on paper all my life. It's my way of stirring up my imagination to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-have-been-doodling-with-ink-and-watercolor-on-paper-all-my-life-it/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/maurice-sendak-1273_artist_i-have-been-doodling-with-ink-and-waterc_3145708.jpg) > [I never thought of Bumble-Ardy in that way. But I still have that same deep feeling for children who are in dire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-never-thought-of-bumble-ardy-in-that-way-but-i-still-have-that-same/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/maurice-sendak-1273_children_i-never-thought-of-bumble-ardy-in-that-w_9619.jpg) > [A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful. Even as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/a-book-is-really-like-a-lover-it-arranges-itself-in-your-life-in-a-3/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed4/maurice-sendak-1273_beautiful_a-book-is-really-like-a-lover-it-arrange_2247122.jpg) > [My sister had her own room. She also had innumerable boyfriends. I had a yo-yo collection that was beyond belief, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/my-sister-had-her-own-room-she-also-had-innumerable-boyfriends-i-had/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a26/maurice-sendak-1273_belief_my-sister-had-her-own-room-she-also-had_418883.jpg) > [I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we're not fantasizing, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-believe-there-is-no-part-of-our-lives-our-adult-as-well-as-child/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/maurice-sendak-1273_adults_i-believe-there-is-no-part-of-our-lives_2766361.jpg) > [As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/as-an-aspiring-artist-you-should-strive-for-originality-of-vision/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/maurice-sendak-1273_art_as-an-aspiring-artist-you-should-strive_1975697.jpg) > [Illustrations have as much to say as the text. The trick is to say the same thing, but in a different way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/illustrations-have-as-much-to-say-as-the-text-the-trick-is-to-say-the/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e9/maurice-sendak-1273_art_illustrations-have-as-much-to-say-as-the_106843.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Maurice Sendak > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-never-thought-of-bumble-ardy-in-that-way-but-i-still-have-that-same/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [I was a very sickly child. My parents were immigrants. They were not decorous. They were not discreet. They always thought I was gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-was-a-very-sickly-child-my-parents-were-immigrants-they-were-not/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [The distinctions of fine art bore me to death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/the-distinctions-of-fine-art-bore-me-to-death/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [The fan mail I get from kids are asking me questions which they do not ask their mothers and fathers. Because if they had,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/the-fan-mail-i-get-from-kids-are-asking-me-questions-which-they-do/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [“May I ask what you have in your black leather bag with gold buckles?" "Everything." They were climbing a narrow staircase. Rhoda stopped to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/may-i-ask-what-you-have-in-your-black-leather-bag-with-gold-buckles/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-grew-up-in-a-house-that-was-in-a-constant-state-of-mourning/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/illustrations-have-as-much-to-say-as-the-text-the-trick-is-to-say-the/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [I'm a lucky buck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-m-a-lucky-buck/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-ve-convinced-myself-i-hope-i-m-right-that-children-despair-of-you/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [It's no fun being lonely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/it-s-no-fun-being-lonely/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-could-survive/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [I cry a lot because I miss people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-cry-a-lot-because-i-miss-people/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/you-cannot-write-for-children-they-re-much-too-complicated-you-can/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [All I liked to do when I was a kid was draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/all-i-liked-to-do-when-i-was-a-kid-was-draw/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) > [I'm still as enamored and turned on by work as I was when I was young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-m-still-as-enamored-and-turned-on-by-work-as-i-was-when-i-was-young/) [Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/maurice-sendak/#itemlist", "name": "14 Way Quotes By Maurice Sendak", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maurice Sendak" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-could-survive/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/maurice-sendak-1273_art_it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-c_142546.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/maurice-sendak-1273_art_it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-c_142546.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/maurice-sendak-1273_art_it-dawned-on-me-that-art-was-the-way-i-c_142546.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.” — Maurice Sendak", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A book is really like a lover. 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