Quote by: Maurice Sendak

You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life.


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Author Bio


  • NameMaurice Sendak
  • DescriptionAmerican illustrator and writer of children's books
  • AliasesMaurice Bernard Sendak
  • BornJune 10, 1928
  • DiedMay 8, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGraphic Designer; Cartoonist; Writer; Illustrator; Artist; Painter; Children's Writer
  • WorksWhere The Wild Things Are; In The Night Kitchen
  • AwardsAstrid Lindgren Memorial Award; National Medal Of Arts