I think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents!
Maurice SendakChildren do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.
Maurice SendakWhen Mozart is playing in my room, I am in conjunction with something I can't explain... I don't need to. I know that if there's a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.
Maurice SendakIn plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger.
Maurice Sendak