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    Maurice Sendak's acceptance speech upon being awarded the Caldecott Medal for "Where the Wild Things Are" (1964), as quoted in "Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books: 1956-65" edited by Lee Kingman, 1965.
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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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