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Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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Childhood is a tricky business. Usually, something goes wrong. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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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

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I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive? ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you what they think, not what they think they should think. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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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

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It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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Kids don't know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren't star chasers and they don't suck up. It's why I like them. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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