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Them Quotes by Maurice Sendak
- As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to them.…
- I never spent less than two years on the text of one of my picture books, even though each of them is approximately 380 words…
- Children are tough, though we tend to think of them as fragile. They have to be tough. Childhood is not easy. We sentimentalize children, but…
- A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful. Even as a kid, my sister,…
- Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that…
- Kids don't know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren't star chasers and they don't suck up. It's why I like…
- You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them.
- If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and that gave me…
- I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.
- I've always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent.
- 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 demarcation. 'Oh you…
- I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.
- Art has always been my salvation. And my gods are Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, Mozart. I believe in them with all my heart. And when…
- Grown-ups desperately need to feel safe, and then they project onto the kids. But what none of us seem to realize is how smart kids…
- I remember my own childhood vividly...I knew terrible things. But I knew I mustn't let adults know I knew. It would scare them
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