Maurice Sendak If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and that gave me a secret purpose to my work, to make them live. Because I wanted to live. I wanted to grow up. – Maurice Sendak Adults Quotes Anne Quotes Children Quotes Critical Quotes Die Quotes Frank Quotes Friend Quotes Grow Quotes Life Quotes Live Quotes Purpose Quotes Secret Quotes Vulnerable Quotes I want to be alone and work until the day my heads hits the drawing table and I’m dead. Kaput. I feel very much like I want to be with my brother and sister again. They’re nowhere. I know they’re nowhere and they don’t exist, but if nowhere means that’s where they are, that’s where I want to be. That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with – loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father?
Jack Keane We have a sufficient political class, and the military doesn’t have to get involved in high national office. The days of doing that, post-Civil War and post-World War II, are gone. – Jack Keane
Lois Lowry I don’t read young adult or children’s books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I’m aware of what’s out there. But I tend not to read the books. – Lois Lowry
Jason Sehorn How am I overrated if I’ve never gone to the Pro Bowl? To be overrated, you have to be someplace you shouldn’t be. I don’t see that. – Jason Sehorn
Peter Maurer Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society’s institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems. – Peter Maurer
Natan Sharansky Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they have a powerful incentive to keep their societies peaceful and prosperous. – Natan Sharansky
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