"I've had my career. I've had my success. God willing, it should have happened to Herman Melville who deserved it a great deal more, you know? Imagine him being on Bill Moyers' show. Nothing good happened to Herman Melville."
— Herman Melville

January 1, 1970

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Maurice Sendak, in an interview, "NOW with Bill Moyers", PBS (12 March 2004)