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"Children of all ages will have been saddened by the news of Maurice Sendak&amp;#039;s death today (May 8) at the age of 83. The author and illustrator died from complications arising from a stroke, but leaves behind a rich legacy, including his masterpiece Where the Wild Things Are. His passing has sparked tributes from the worlds of literature, film and beyond, and we collect some of the first reactions. Judy Blume (author) &amp;quot;Maurice Sendak has died. I cannot put into words what I am feeling, what he and his work meant to me.&amp;quot; Jules Feiffer (friend) &amp;quot;Maurice changed the way people looked at children&amp;#039;s literature. He was like a child himself, growing all the time&amp;quot; Diane Sawyer (news anchor) &amp;quot;Our salute to the American genius, Maurice Sendak. Let the wild rumpus continue&amp;quot; Elijah Wood (actor) &amp;quot;Maurice Sendak has left us for the land of the wild things. May he carry on adventuring.&amp;quot; Neil Gaiman (author) &amp;quot;He was unique, grumpy, brilliant, gay, wise, magical and made the world better by creating art in it. #RIPMauriceSendak&amp;quot; Sandra Boynton (cartoonist) &amp;quot;Maurice Sendak. My teacher, my unwavering light. No one knew so well about Wild Things and staring bravely and not blinking once.&amp;quot; Molly Ringwald (actor) &amp;quot;RIP Maurice Sendak. I will always think of you in the Night Kitchen.&amp;quot; Adam Savage (Mythbusters host) &amp;quot;RIP Maurice Sendak. A literary GIANT for the kids and the kids inside all of us.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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