And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.
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I hate [ebooks]. It's like making believe there's another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of book! A book is a book is a book.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses the sentiment that traditional books hold a unique value that cannot be replicated by digital formats.
In this quote, Maurice Sendak emphasizes the irreplaceable nature of physical books compared to ebooks. He draws a parallel between the intimacy and experience of reading a physical book and the authenticity of human experiences, suggesting that just as there is only one true kind of sex, there is only one true kind of book — the tangible, printed page that engages the reader's senses in a way that electronic books cannot replicate.
Themes
BooksEbooksLiteratureReadingAuthenticity
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a book club meeting to advocate for physical books over digital formats.
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I'm totally crazy, I know that. I don't say that to be a smartass, but I know that that's the very essence of what makes my work good. And I know my work is good. Not everybody likes it, that's fine. I don't do it for everybody. Or anybody. I do it because I can't not do it.
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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?
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To get a child's trust - you may know or not - is a very hard thing to do. They're so used to not believing adults - because adults tell tales and lies all the time.
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