#v

I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#buff #classical #classical music #designer #great

I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#i #into #man #old #old man

I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#believe #i #into #just #man

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

#around #best #could #did #how

I didn't have much confidence in myself... never. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#i #much #myself #never

I don't believe in an afterlife but I still fully expect to see my brother again. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#again #believe #brother #expect #fully

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

#big #brave #carry #emily #everywhere

I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.' ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#i #idiot #name #says #tag

I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#beautiful #being #book #gogh #i

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

— Maurice Sendak

#children #how #i #i am #obsessed