"The day after Paul Newman was dead, he…" — Maurice Sendak
"The day after Paul Newman was dead, he was twice as dead."
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146 Quotes by Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak has 146 quotes on this site.
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As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I…
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I would infinitely prefer a daughter.
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I never spent less than two years on the text of one of my picture books, even though each of…
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I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But…
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There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm…
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It is a blessing to get old. It is a blessing to find the time to do the things, to…
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Children are tough, though we tend to think of them as fragile. They have to be tough. Childhood is not…
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I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we're not fantasizing,…
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I'm totally crazy, I know that. I don't say that to be a smartass, but I know that that's the…
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I don't write for children. I write, and somebody says, 'That's for children.'
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I refuse to cater to the bullshit of innocence.
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As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of…
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The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.
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I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less…
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
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Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
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Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.
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