And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming Wild Things.
Maurice SendakI cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.
Maurice SendakIn another project I worked on just a few years ago, a staging of Peter and the Wolf, which I translated into Yiddish and sang on a stage in New York City. Thank God very few people knew I was doing it! But the kids in the audience loved it - even though it was all in Yiddish.
Maurice SendakAnd the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.
Maurice SendakWeโve educated children to think that spontaneity is inappropriate. Children are willing to expose themselves to experiences. We arenโt. Grownups always say they protect their children, but theyโre really protecting themselves. Besides, you canโt protect children. They know everything.
Maurice Sendak