Maurice Sendak

I'm totally crazy, I know that. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#i #know #totally

I've always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#fact #i #intelligent #look #loved

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 #hope #i #myself

In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#child #childhood #complicated #crazy #creature

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

— Maurice Sendak

#could #dawned #i #me #survive

It's no fun being lonely. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#fun #lonely

Kids are so shrewd. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#shrewd

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. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#best #enjoy #go #i #kids

Kids lead a very private life. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#lead #life #private #private life #very

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. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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