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There must be more to life than having everything.

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You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them.

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All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew.

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I refuse to lie to children.

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I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you what they think, not what they think they should think.

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In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger.

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Kids don't know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren't star chasers and they don't suck up. It's why I like them.

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Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.

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When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.

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I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: June 10th, 1928

Died: May 8th, 2012

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