Maurice Sendak

As a kid, all I thought about was death…

I want to be alone and work until the day my heads hits the drawing…

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

Childhood is a tricky business. Usually, something goes wrong…

My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker…

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

In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There’s…

I don’t need faith…

Most children – I know I did when I was a kid – fantasize another set of…

What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children…

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

When I did ‘Bumble-ardy,’ I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend…