Author of "Where the Wild Things Are" dies at 83

Famous and beloved children's author Maurice Sendak has died at age 83 in Danbury, Conn. The New York Times reports the cause was complications from a recent stroke, said Michael di Capua, his longtime editor.

  1. R.I.P. Maurice Sendak! We should all "Wild Out" a little today! http://pic.twitter.com/SgfKY4BM
  2. "Please don't go. We'll eat you up. We love you so."-Maurice Sendak, author of "Where the Wild Things Are," dies at 83. #thankyoumaurice
  3. "I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more." ~Maurice Sendak #RIP
  4. here's a "where the wild things" tribute drawing i did a while ago. thank you for your time with us mr. sendak. http://pic.twitter.com/wAioKh7N
  5. We'll be roaring our terrible roars today. RIP, Maurice Sendak.
  6. Sad to hear about Maurice Sendak's passing. He was one of the reasons I got excited about books as a kid. nyti.ms/JdklHD
  7. This is how Maurice Sendak sometimes sent his letters. Just imagine getting one. twitpic.com/59gqsp
  8. “@nprfreshair: I'm teary and trying to finish this obit.” Maurice Sendak will live on eternally in the easy picture books.
  9. Graduated with Max in my shirt pocket :( Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author, Dies at 83 nyti.ms/Jtgs1Q
  10. R.I.P. Maurice Sendak the man who created my favorite children's book Where The Wild Things Are. Thank You http://pic.twitter.com/D75315F0
  11. RIP Maurice Sendak... May the wild rumpus never cease.
  12. Thank you Maurice Sendak for enabling me to feel content with how insaine I felt all through out my childhood. R.I.P. #wherethewildthingsare
  13. Awww. RIP, Maurice Sendak. "Let the wild rumpus begin..."
  14. And they were frightened and called him the most wild thing of all and made him king of all wild things...RIP Maurice Sendak.
  15. RT @Newmanology: R.I.P. Maurice Sendak. Here's his classic 1976 Rolling Stone cover. http://pic.twitter.com/DhslbKQU

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