318 Quotes by Maurice Sendak

"My life in Brooklyn was in constant danger because of my bad health."

"And the walls became the world all around."

"The distinctions of fine art bore me to death."

"I'm gay. I just didn't think it was anybody's business."

"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."

"You can't write masterpieces in your 80s and be happy too."

"You can't get rid of evil. We can't, and I feel that so intensely."

"Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don't. We do."

"I don't want to lose hope."

"I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable."