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Maurice Sendak quotes

American Artist June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012

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Maurice Sendak quote: "I refuse to lie to children."
I refuse to lie to children. Maurice Sendak
People from New York have been calling, to see if I'm still alive. When I answer the phone, you can hear the disappointment in their voice. Maurice Sendak
And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "There's something in this country that is so opposed to..."
There's something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can..."
In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "Childhood is cannibals and psychotics vomiting in your mouth!"
Childhood is cannibals and psychotics vomiting in your mouth! Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is:..."
I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive? Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "I hate those e-books. They can not be the future... they may..."
I hate those e-books. They can not be the future... they may well be... I will be dead. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't..."
I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!"
And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start! Maurice Sendak
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 ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "I'm sick of 'Wild Things.'"
I'm sick of 'Wild Things.' Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "And the walls became the world all around."
And the walls became the world all around. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "there is no such thing as fantasy unrelated to reality"
there is no such thing as fantasy unrelated to reality Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning."
I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning. Maurice Sendak

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