childhood for sendak had plenty of dark corners. saying to me what childhood was like, it was just a mess. reporter: sendak didn t want to sugarcoat childhood the way so many authors did. to not show the little tattered edges of what life is like, but i remember what life was like. and i didn t know what else to write about. reporter: no matter how terrible the adventure, he always brought us home to max s room where he found his supper waiting for him. and it was still hot. reporter: maurice sendak was 83. david wright, abc news, los angeles. true literary legend. reminiscing. brought back childhood memories for you. i wanted to go to where the wild things are. i wanted to move there. that was very cool. what was it that kind of got you? just that the story, the sort of child being able to get away.
childhood for sendak had plenty of dark corners. saying to me what childhood was like, it was just a mess. reporter: sendak didn t want to sugarcoat childhood the way so many authors did. to not show the little tattered edges of what life is like, but i remember what life was like. and i didn t know what else to write about. reporter: no matter how terrible the adventure, he always brought us home to max s room where he found his supper waiting for him. and it was still hot. reporter: maurice sendak was 83. david wright, abc news, los angeles. true literary legend. reminiscing.