And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.
("Where the Wild Things Are")
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Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things.
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I have nothing now but praise for my life. I'm not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more...What I dread is the isolation. ... There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.
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Oh, please don't go-we'll eat you up-we love you so!
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