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I've always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent.
Maurice Sendak
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Maurice Sendak
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: June 10
Died: 2012
Died: May 8
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Maurice Bernard Sendak
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As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can't tell your parents that.
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All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew.
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I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep.
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The day after Paul Newman was dead, he was twice as dead.
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Kids don't know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren't star chasers and they don't suck up. It's why I like them.
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there is no such thing as fantasy unrelated to reality
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