There's something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children.
Maurice SendakThank God that Bumble-Ardy's parents are dead so we don't have to wonder what they did to him. We only know that they were famous, and famous people have unhappy children for the most part. They don't have the time to take care of them. So he's a troubled pig-boy, a kid you've got to watch.
Maurice SendakI've always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent.
Maurice SendakAs 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 itโs not the work of the imagination.
Maurice Sendak