Quotes by Maurice Sendak

As a kid, all I thought about was death.

I'd like to believe an accumulation of experience has made me a sort of a grown-up person, so I can have judgment and taste and whatever.

I don't need faith.

I hate those e-books. They can not be the future... they may well be... I will be dead.

I hate those e-books. They cannot be the future. They may well be.

Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk.

I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.

My life in Brooklyn was in constant danger because of my bad health.

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.

I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.