
“I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable. He was older by five years, Jack Sendak. He wrote a number of books. He was very, very, very gifted. More importantly to my life, he saved my life. He drew me away from the lack of comprehension that existed between me and my parents, and he took his time with me to draw pictures and read stories and live a kind of fantastical life.”
Maurice Sendak
more infosource: “The Pig Wants to Party: Maurice Sendak’s Latest,” Fresh Air with Terry Gross, NPR, September 20, 2011. Transcript here.
category: brother, childhood, creativity, family, fantasy, sibling
medium: Interview
“This sounds so bleak when I say it, but we need some delusions to keep us going. And the people who successfully delude themselves seem happier than the people who can’t.”
Woody Allen
more infosource: “Woody Allen on Faith, Fortune Tellers and New York,” by David Itzkoff, The New York Times, September 14, 2010.
category: delusion, fantasy, happiness
medium: interview


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