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. Maurice Sendak childdadfantasize share on social
All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. Maurice Sendak happyparentstraight Change image and share on social
As a kid, all I thought about was death. Maurice Sendak deathkidthink Change image and share on social
I think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents! It's an art form. I talk a lot. And I think a lot. And I draw a lot. But never in a million years would I have been a parent. That's just work that's too hard. Maurice Sendak artcapabledraw share on social
