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Maurice Sendak, the children&rsquo;s author and illustrator best known for the 1963 classic &ldquo;Where the Wild Things Are,&rdquo; has died at age 83.
The Brooklyn-born author lost many family members in the Holocaust and spent time in bed with health problems as a child. After seeing the Disney movie &ldquo;Fantasia&rdquo; at the age of 12, he resolved to become an illustrator.
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Sendak on death: &ldquo;I have nothing now but praise for my life. I&rsquo;m not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can&rsquo;t stop them. They leave me and I love them more. &hellip; What I dread is the isolation. &hellip; There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I&rsquo;m ready, I&rsquo;m ready, I&rsquo;m ready.&rdquo;