A biography for Maurice Sendakhasn’t been written yet.
“My life in Brooklyn was in constant danger because of my bad health.”
“And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.”
“It's no fun being lonely.”
“I cry a lot because I miss people.”
“Things come to you without you necessarily knowing what they mean.”
“It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.”
“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'm not obsessed with angels but I do adore angels.”
“Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.”
“I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive?”
“Newt Gingrich is an idiot of great renown... There's something so hopelessly gross and vile about him it's hard to take him seriously.”
“I feel extremely vulnerable.”
“I'm a lucky buck.”
“I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother.”
“I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist.”
“Each month is gay,Each season nice,When eatingChicken soupWith rice”
“I don't write for children. I write and someone says it's for children.”
“My therapies went on forever.”
“I have a good life.”
“I don't need faith.”