Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Maurice Sendak
Born: June 10, 1928
Died: May 8, 2012 (aged 83)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- Where the Wild Things Are (1963)
- In the Night Kitchen (1970)
- Outside Over There (1981)
- Nutshell Library (1962)
- Chicken Soup with Rice (1962)
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