Maurice Sendak

Quotes by Maurice Sendak

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Children's book author and illustrator · American · 1928–2012

American children's book author and illustrator (1928–2012)

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“Herman Melville is a god. … I cherish what he did. He was a genius. Wrote Moby-Dick. Wrote Pierre. Wrote The Confidence-Man, wrote Billy Budd. … Oh, yes. Look at him. … Scares the bejesus out of pe...”
— Maurice Sendak