One of the beauties of being an artist is that you can create a whole new world, with circumstances that are better in your invented world than they are in the real world.
Maurice SendakI was a very sickly child. My parents were immigrants. They were not decorous. They were not discreet. They always thought I was gonna die.
Maurice SendakI think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents! It's an art form. I talk a lot. And I think a lot. And I draw a lot. But never in a million years would I have been a parent. That's just work that's too hard.
Maurice SendakMy big concern is me and what do I do now until the time of my death. That is valid. That is useful. That is beautiful. That is creative.
Maurice Sendak