Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Bernard Sendakwas an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Besides Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth10 June 1928
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew.
As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it. No story is worth the writing, no picture worth the making, if it’s not the work of the imagination.
I would infinitely prefer a daughter.
Emeralds,' said the rabbit. 'Emeralds make a lovely gift.
I became a set designer for opera.
I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out.
I want to be alone and work until the day my heads hits the drawing table and I'm dead. Kaput. I feel very much like I want to be with my brother and sister again. They're nowhere. I know they're nowhere and they don't exist, but if nowhere means that's where they are, that's where I want to be.
The magic of childhood is the strangeness of childhood — the uniqueness that makes us see things that other people don't see.
Kids lead a very private life.
I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.'
We're supposed to do all these things which trouble us deeply because it's so against what we naturally would want to do.
Grown-ups are afraid for children. It's not children who are afraid.
The distinctions of fine art bore me to death.
All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy.