I'm Gay. I Just Didn't Think It

I Often Went To Bed Without Supper Cause I Hated My Mother's Cooking. So, To Go To Bed Without Supper Was Not A Torture To Me. If She Was Gonna Hurt Me, She'd Make Me Eat.

I Grew Up In A House That Was In A Constant State Of Mourning.

Parents Shouldn't Assume Children Are Made Out Of Sugar Candy And Will Break And Collapse Instantly. Kids Don't. We Do.

I Wanted My Wild Things To Be Frightening.

Sendak Is In Search Of What He Calls A "yummy Death". William Blake Set The Standard, Jumping Up From His Death Bed At The Last Minute To Start Singing. "a Happy Death," Says Sendak. "it Can Be Done." He Lifts His Eyebrows To Two Peaks. "if You're William Blake And Totally Crazy.