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Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.

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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.

Tags: Crazy, Child, Childhood
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.

Tags: Source, Concealing
Maurice Sendak

It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.

Tags: Life, Work, Simple
Maurice Sendak

The distinctions of fine art bore me to death.

Tags: Design, Eyes, Between
Maurice Sendak

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

Tags: Nothing, Writing, Sacrifice
Maurice Sendak

Kids don't know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren't star chasers and they don't suck up. It's why I like them.

Tags: Work, Great, Character
Maurice Sendak

What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children, for how difficult their world is.

Tags: Someone, Career, Personal
Maurice Sendak

I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could.

Tags: Believe, True, Behind
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.

Tags: Life, Mom, Liar
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.

Tags: Mom, Children, Parents
Maurice Sendak

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