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You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life.
— Maurice Sendak
Tags: believe, you, me, life

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Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.
— Maurice Sendak
Tags: mom, sometimes, will, children
I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep.
— Maurice Sendak
Tags: about, scared, watching, fall
I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.'
— Maurice Sendak
Tags: which, controversial, idiot, name
I'm not Hans Christian Anderson. Nobody's gonna make a statue in the park with a lot of scrambling kids climbing up me. I won't have it, okay?
— Maurice Sendak
Tags: okay, christian, nobody, me
Kids are so shrewd.
— Maurice Sendak
Tags: kids
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