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Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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“Let the wild rumpus start!”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“Oh, please don't go—we'll eat you up—we love you so!”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
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“There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“I have nothing now but praise for my life. I'm not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more...What I dread is the isolation. ... 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.”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“And [he] sailed back over a year
and in and out of weeks
and through a day
and into the night of his very own room
where he found his supper waiting for him
and it was still hot”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things.”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“But the wild things cried, “Oh please don't go- We'll eat you up- we love you so!”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“He’s just a boy, pretending to be a wolf, pretending to be king”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“I'll eat you up!”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“Oh, please don't go — I'll eat you up — I love you so!”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“Max stepped into his private boat and waved goodbye and sailed back over a year and in and out of weeks and through a day and into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him—and it was still hot.”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“Max dijo "QUIETOS" y los amansó con el truco mágico de mirar fijamente a los ojos amarillos de todos ellos sin pestañear una sola vez y se asustaron y dijeron que era el más monstruo de todos.”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“And the wild things...gnashed their terrible teeth ...”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“Se acabó!" dijo Max, y envió a los monstruos a la cama sin cenar. Y Max, el rey de todos los monstruos se sintió solo y quería estar donde alguien lo quisiera más que a nadie.

Entonces desde el otro lado del mundo lo envolvió un olor de comida rica y ya no quiso ser el rey del lugar donde viven los monstruos.”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“Oh please don't go- we'll eat you up- we love you so!”
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
“We'll take care for each other, and we'll all sleep together in a real pile.”
Spike Jonze, Where The Wild Things Are