318 Quotes by Maurice Sendak

I'm not afraid of death.

I'm sick of 'Wild Things.'

I have a good life.

I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.

I refuse to lie to children.

I'm a lucky buck.

My therapies went on forever.

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.

My parents were very indiscrete.