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" There must be more to life than having everything. "
Maurice Sendak
Life
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" Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. "
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" I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive? "
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" I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could. "
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" I hate those e-books. They can not be the future... they may well be... I will be dead. "
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" I don't believe in an afterlife but I still fully expect to see my brother again. "
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Brother
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" I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist. "
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Child
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