Quote by Maurice Sendak

I mean, being a child was being a child, was being a creature without power, without pocket money, without escape routes of any kind. So I didn't want to be a child.

I mean, being a child was being a child, was being a creatur

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The quote expresses a longing to escape the limitations and lack of control associated with childhood. The speaker views being a child as a state of powerlessness, financial dependency, and restricted options. They express a desire to move beyond childhood because they do not want to experience these limitations any longer.

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