I Became A Set Designer For Opera.

I Hate, Loathe And Despise Schools.school Is Bad For You If You Have Any Talent. You Should Be Cultivating That Talent In Your Own Particular Way.

'hansel And Gretel' Is One Of The Scariest Stories Ever Written! Psychotic Mother; Stupid, Inane Father.

Once A Little Boy Sent Me A Charming Card With A Little Drawing On It. I Loved It. I Answer All My Children’s Letters — Sometimes Very Hastily — But This One I Lingered Over. I Sent Him A Card And I Drew A Picture Of A Wild Thing On It. I Wrote, “dear Jim: I Loved Your Card.” Then I Got A Letter Back From His Mother And She Said, “jim Loved Your Card So Much He Ate It.” That To Me Was One Of The Highest Compliments I’ve Ever Received. He Didn’t Care That It Was An Original Maurice Sendak Drawing Or Anything. He Saw It, He Loved It, He Ate It.

We’ve Educated Children To Think That Spontaneity Is Inappropriate. Children Are Willing To Expose Themselves To Experiences. We Aren’t. Grownups Always Say They Protect Their Children, But They’re Really Protecting Themselves. Besides, You Can’t Protect Children. They Know Everything.

Peter Rabbit, For All Its Gentle Tininess, Loudly Proclaims That No Story Is Worth The Writing, No Picture Worth The Making, If It Is Not A Work Of Imagination.