Maurice Sendak Quotes
The world is twice as crazy as it's ever been.
Sendak, Maurice. Interview with Terry Gross. Fresh Air, NPR, 20 Sept. 2011.
The British had committed to self-government and independence for India. However, there was great pressure from Muslims for a partition of India to have a separate independent state—Pakistan. The British had to decide whether there should be a separate Muslim state and if so what area should it encompass?" 1st Baron Ismay
This was 8 years before the Russian Revolution.
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik.
