"And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things."

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Source : Maurice Sendak's acceptance speech upon being awarded the Caldecott Medal for "Where the Wild Things Are" (1964), as quoted in "Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books: 1956-65" edited by Lee Kingman, 1965.

Maurice Sendak

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“Blondes do have more fun. But sometimes I look in the mirror and still feel like I'm wearing a wig.”
“It's funny how things happen in life. Sometimes, you just take the opportunity when it comes. Life can be surprising.”

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“A lot of times when people are on campaigns, it can be like a movie set.”
“The worst thing we can do as a nation is taking the easy way out. If you start opening up offshore drilling, then you are buying time and you are not addressing the fundamental problem with fossil fuels.”
“But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But I soon figured out that three left turns do.”
“As an atheist, I believe that all life is unspeakably precious, because itâ€™s only here for a brief moment, a flare against the dark, and then itâ€™s gone forever.”

Source : "Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5: "Passing Through Gethsemane"/jms speaks". www.midwinter.com. July 13, 2004.
“I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.”
“Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father's side, those classic and Western books.”

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