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My big concern is me and what do I do now until the time of my death. That is valid. That is useful. That is beautiful. That is creative. And also, I want to be free again.

— Maurice Sendak NOW interview (2004)

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When you hide another story in a story, that’s the story I am telling the children.

We've educated children to think that spontaneity is inappropriate.

If children are different from us, they are more spontaneous. Grown-up lives have become overlaid with dross.

There must be more to life than having everything!

"And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!"

Where the Wild Things Are (1963)

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