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Maurice Sendak quotes about parents

American Artist June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012

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That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father? Maurice Sendak
Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad. Kids lead a very private life. And I was a typical child, I think. I was a liar. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy...."
All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew. Maurice Sendak
I think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents! It's an art form. I talk a lot. And I think a lot. And I draw a lot. But never in a million years would I have been a parent. That's just work that's too hard. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can't tell..."
As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can't tell your parents that. Maurice Sendak
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 children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth. Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak quote: "Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy..."
Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don't. We do. Maurice Sendak

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