I wanted my wild things to be frightening.

And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.

'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

And the walls became the world all around.

There must be more to life than having everything.

I know that if there’s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.

Emeralds,' said the rabbit. 'Emeralds make a lovely gift.

Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.

I wish you all good things. Live your life, live your life, live your life.

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

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

Jealousy clings to love's underside like bats to a bridge.

You have all the time in the world when you know what you are doing.

When our internal reference point is the ego or self-image, we feel cut off from our source, and the uncertainty of events creates fear and doubt.

I have drunk, and seen the spider."(Leontine, Act II Scene I)

No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.

Populists love rich people. They just hate professionals.

The man who accused Richard Simmons of slapping him in an airport has dropped the assault charge. Dropped it! Upon hearing the news, Simmons sadly responded, "You mean I'm not going to prison?"

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.

We are in the times of the beginning of a new epoch for Christianity. True apostolic Christianity is being restored to the earth.

I don't know why songwriters struggle. They have to, I guess. If you're a young songwriter, quit struggling. It makes you look bad.