Maurice Sendak to Terry Gross on Fresh Air. Sendak passed away at the age of 83. (via vol1brooklyn)
“Dear Mr. Sendak,” read one, from an 8-year-old boy. “How much does it cost to get to where the wild things are? If it is not expensive, my sister and I would like to spend the summer there.”
Would that we had a flag to fly at half-mast today.