Quote by Maurice Sendak
When I did Bumble-ardy, I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene,

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. – Maurice Sendak

Other quotes by Maurice Sendak

Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk. – Maurice Sendak

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What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children, for how difficult their world is. – Maurice Sendak

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If Christ can die in a barn, I think the death of a human in a van is not so bad. – Jack Kevorkian

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My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I dont ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father. – Johnny Cash

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Its something I want to overcome. And my kids are scared to death to fly. I want them to witness me overcome it. – Travis Barker

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We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead. – Albert Camus

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