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Wild Things Quotes

There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.

There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.

Aldo Leopold (1989). “A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There”, p.7, Oxford University Press, USA

And the walls became the world all around.

Maurice Sendak (1964). “Where the wild things are”, HarperCollins Publishers

That's the trouble with loving a wild thing: You're always left watching the door.

Edith Pattou (2014). “North Child”, p.16, Usborne Publishing Ltd

And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!

Maurice Sendak (1964). “Where the wild things are”, HarperCollins Publishers

The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity.

Willa Cather (2012). “The Song of the Lark”, p.133, Courier Corporation

There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen.

"Fictional character: Carol". "Where the Wild Things Are", www.imdb.com. October 13, 2009.

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.

"'Fresh Air' Remembers Author Maurice Sendak". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, nhpr.org. June 10, 2015.

Oh, please don't go — we'll eat you up — we love you so!

"Looking Back On 'Wild Things' With Maurice Sendak". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. October 23, 2009.

I wanted my wild things to be frightening.

"The Art of Maurice Sendak". Book by Selma G. Lanes, 1980.