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Death Maurice Sendak

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The distinctions of fine art bore me to death.

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Death Maurice Sendak

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As a kid, all I thought about was death.

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Death Maurice Sendak

When I did ‘Bumble-ardy,’ I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did ‘Bumble-ardy’. I did ‘Bumble-ardy’ to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.

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Death Maurice Sendak

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I’m not afraid of death.

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Death Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak | death

As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can’t tell your parents that.

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Dad Maurice Sendak

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Most children – I know I did when I was a kid – fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don’t tell their real parents about that – you don’t want to tell Mom and Dad. Kids lead a very private life. And I was a typical child, I think. I was a liar.