Maurice Sendak Quotes
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Things come to you without you necessarily knowing what they mean.
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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 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.
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When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.
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There's something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children.
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Kids lead a very private life.
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I feel extremely vulnerable.
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I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you what they think, not what they think they should think.
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I don't need faith.
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I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.'
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I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.
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I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out.
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You can't write masterpieces in your 80s and be happy too.
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In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger.
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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.
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There must be more to life than having everything.
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I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive?
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When Mozart is playing in my room, I am in conjunction with something I can't explain... I don't need to. I know that if there's a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.
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I cry a lot because I miss people.
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I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother.
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I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable.
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All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy.
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I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.
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Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.
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My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony.