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"I know that if there’s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart."

— Maurice Sendak

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146 Quotes by Maurice Sendak

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As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I…
I would infinitely prefer a daughter.
I never spent less than two years on the text of one of my picture books, even though each of…
I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But…
There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm…
It is a blessing to get old. It is a blessing to find the time to do the things, to…
Children are tough, though we tend to think of them as fragile. They have to be tough. Childhood is not…
I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we're not fantasizing,…
I'm totally crazy, I know that. I don't say that to be a smartass, but I know that that's the…
I don't write for children. I write, and somebody says, 'That's for children.'
I refuse to cater to the bullshit of innocence.
As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of…

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