Maurice Sendak, Quote From Where The Wild Things Are - BookQuoters

“Oh, please don't go—we'll eat you up—we love you so!” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“I have nothing now but praise for my life. I'm not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more...What I dread is the isolation. ... There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“And [he] sailed back over a yearand in and out of weeksand through a day and into the night of his very own roomwhere he found his supper waiting for himand it was still hot” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“And the walls became the world all around.” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things.” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“But the wild things cried, “Oh please don't go- We'll eat you up- we love you so!” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“Max dijo "QUIETOS" y los amansó con el truco mágico de mirar fijamente a los ojos amarillos de todos ellos sin pestañear una sola vez y se asustaron y dijeron que era el más monstruo de todos.” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“Se acabó!" dijo Max, y envió a los monstruos a la cama sin cenar. Y Max, el rey de todos los monstruos se sintió solo y quería estar donde alguien lo quisiera más que a nadie.Entonces desde el otro lado del mundo lo envolvió un olor de comida rica y ya no quiso ser el rey del lugar donde viven los monstruos.” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“Oh, please don't go — I'll eat you up — I love you so!” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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“He’s just a boy, pretending to be a wolf, pretending to be king” ― Maurice Sendak, quote from Where the Wild Things Are

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About the author

Maurice Sendak Born place: in Brooklyn, New York, The United States Born date June 10, 1928 See more on GoodReads

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