318 Quotes by Maurice Sendak

I want to be free again. I want to be free like when I was a kid, working with my brother and making toy airplanes and a whole model of the World's Fair in 1939 out of wax.

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

I stress character, character, character.

My father belonged to a Jewish social club.

Inside all of us is HOPE. Inside all of us is FEAR. Inside all of us is ADVENTURE. Inside all of us is A WILD THING.

I don't believe in an afterlife but I still fully expect to see my brother again.

I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.

My big concern is me and what do I do now until the time of my death. That is valid. That is useful. That is beautiful. That is creative.

My sister had her own room. She also had innumerable boyfriends. I had a yo-yo collection that was beyond belief, and the reason I had it was mostly that I would stand in the doorway of the living room watching her and her boyfriend. Finally she caught on how to get this kid out of the way. Give him a yo-yo!