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Maurice Sendak on the highest of compliments

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Shaun Usher
Jan 24, 2023
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Today is 24th January, which can mean only one thing: it’s National Compliment Day1. For that reason, I am legally obliged to share—and not for the first time—an anecdote from Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, which never fails to make me smile. I hope you feel the same.

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