Quotes By Maurice Sendak

All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew.

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

When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.

I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you what they think, not what they think they should think.