Maurice Sendak Quotes About House

Quotes about: House

• 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

  House, Dying, Doe

• I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning.

  Maurice Sendak

  House, Mourning, Grew Up

  "'Where the Wild Things Are:' The Psychology Behind Maurice Sendak's Classic" by Mikaela Conley, abcnews.go.com. May 8, 2012.

• It was a very difficult time. I was working on [umble-Ardy] when my partner and friend was dying of cancer. We set up a room in the house to be like a hospital room. Eugene died, and then I had bypass surgery. I was doing the book to stay sane while all this was going on.

  Maurice Sendak

  Cancer, Book, House

  Source: www.hbook.com

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