I became a set designer for opera. Im a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out. – Maurice Sendak
I mean, being a child was being a child, was being a creature without power, without pocket money, without escape routes of any kind. So I didnt want to be a child. – Maurice Sendak
I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. – Maurice Sendak
All the shopping malls and restaurants and airports are riddled with low-fidelity loudspeakers, which apparently have developed the ability to reproduce by themselves; these are all connected to a special programming service called Music That Nobody Really Likes, and you cannot get away from it. – Dave Barry