Maurice Sendak

Finding out that I was gay when I was older was a shock and a disappointment. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#finding #gay #i #older #out

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

#convinced #despair #down #everything #hope

Girls are infinitely more complicated than boys and women more than men. And there's no doubt about that. We just don't like to think about it. Certainly the men don't like to think about it. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#certainly #complicated #doubt #infinitely #just

Grown-ups are afraid for children. It's not children who are afraid. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#children #grown-ups #who

All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#could #happy #i #parents #straight

There must be more to life than having everything. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#having #life #more #must #than

Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#everything #i #kids #know #parents

I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#i #into #man #old #old man

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

— Maurice Sendak

#childhood #goes #something #tricky #usually

A book is a book is a book. ↗

— Maurice Sendak