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I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter. Maurice Sendak

I'm sick of 'Wild Things.' Maurice Sendak

Sick Wild Things

As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can't tell your parents that. Maurice Sendak

Death You Thought Parents Kid Tell About Your

You can't write masterpieces in your 80s and be happy too. Maurice Sendak

You Be Happy Happy Too Write Masterpieces Your

That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father? Maurice Sendak

Love You Mother Father Parents Live Critical Seemed Direction Most Without Always Test Loss Child Confronted

If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and that gave me a secret purpose to my work, to make them live. Because I wanted to live. I wanted to grow up. Maurice Sendak

Life Work Me Live Gave Secret Frank Critical My Friend Purpose Could Adult Anne Make Because Vulnerable Were Friend Up Die Children Wanted Them Grow Grow Up

I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning. Maurice Sendak

State Constant House Up Mourning Grew

I have a little tiny Emily Dickinson so big that I carry in my pocket everywhere. And you just read three poems of Emily. She is so brave. She is so strong. She is such a sexy, passionate, little woman. I feel better. Maurice Sendak

I became a set designer for opera. Maurice Sendak

Opera Became Designer Set Set Designer

Kids lead a very private life. Maurice Sendak

Life Kids Lead Private Private Life Very

I feel extremely vulnerable. Maurice Sendak

Extremely Feel Vulnerable

I feel like I don't have a lot of time left. Maurice Sendak

Time Feel Like Lot Left

You don't want to do something that's all terrifying. Maurice Sendak

You Something Terrifying Want

Grown-ups are afraid for children. It's not children who are afraid. Maurice Sendak

Afraid Children Who Grown-Ups

I hate those e-books. They cannot be the future. They may well be. Maurice Sendak

Future Hate Those Well May Cannot

I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother. Maurice Sendak

Simple Brother Silly Something Write Short Want

Kids are so shrewd. Maurice Sendak

Kids Shrewd

We're animals. We're violent. We're criminal. Maurice Sendak

Animals Criminal Violent

I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth. Maurice Sendak

Truth Hope Myself You Despair Tell Children Them Convinced Right

I would infinitely prefer a daughter. Maurice Sendak

Daughter Would Infinitely Prefer

I don't need faith. Maurice Sendak

Faith Need

I'm not afraid of death. Maurice Sendak

Death Afraid

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