But the wild things cried, “Oh please don’t go - we’ll eat you up - we love you so!”
And Max said, “No!”
The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved goodbye.

Maurice Sendak

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

Maurice Sendak

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