Maurice Sendak
"I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness."
Maurice Sendak
"You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them."
Maurice Sendak
"All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew."
Maurice Sendak
"I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother."
Maurice Sendak
"I hate those e-books. They can not be the future... they may well be... I will be dead."
Maurice Sendak
"I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago."
Maurice Sendak
"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
"I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out."
Maurice Sendak
"'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father."
Maurice Sendak
"I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive?"
Maurice Sendak
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