Maurice Sendak
  • Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk.

  • I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.

  • My life in Brooklyn was in constant danger because of my bad health.

  • Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.

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