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Tove Jansson Quotes

One makes a trip by day, but by night, one sets out on a journey Picture Quote #1

Lie on the bridge and watch the water flowing past. Or run, or wade through the swamp in your red boots. Or roll yourself up and listen to the rain falling on the roof. It’s very easy to enjoy yourself Picture Quote #1

They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their world Picture Quote #1

It’s a funny thing about bogs. You can fill them with rocks and sand and old logs and make a little fenced-in yard on top with a woodpile and chopping block - but bogs go right on behaving like bogs. Early in the spring they breathe ice and make their own mist, in remembrance of the time when they had black water and their own sedge blossoming untouched Picture Quote #1

Quite, quite,’ she thought with a little sigh. ‘It’s always like this in their adventures. To save and be saved. I wish somebody would write a story sometime about the people who warm up the heroes afterward Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls Picture Quote #1

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People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog’s natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees! Picture Quote #1

I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know Picture Quote #1

On the morning, Daddy and I get up at six o’clock because Christmas trees must be bought in the dark. We walk to the other end of town, as the big harbour is just the right setting for buying a Christmas tree. We spend hours choosing, looking at every branch suspiciously. It’s always cold Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s better to look at things than own them... owning means anxiety and lots of bags to carry around Picture Quote #1

All men are chums who will never leave each other in the lurch. A chum doesn’t forgive, he just forgets - women forgive everything but never forget. Being forgiven is very unpleasant Picture Quote #1

Some people just shouldn’t be disturbed in their inclinations, whether large or small. A reminder can instantly turn enthusiasm into aversion and spoil everything Picture Quote #1

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Grandmother walked up over the bare granite and thought about birds in general. It seemed to her no other creature had the same dramatic capacity to underline and perfect events -- the shifts in the seasons and the weather, the changes that run through people themselves. p.33 Picture Quote #1

One makes a trip by day, but by night one sets out on a journey Picture Quote #1

Storms probably exist only because after them we can have a sunrise Picture Quote #1

You can’t ever be really free if you admire somebody too much Picture Quote #1

For a while she considered being ill, but she changed her mind Picture Quote #1

One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone Picture Quote #1

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He didn’t remember, he didn’t worry, he just was Picture Quote #1

One must use the night Picture Quote #1

Making a journey by night is more wonderful than anything in the world Picture Quote #1

Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it’s mine Picture Quote #1

Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of shiny paper, decorating and hiding everything and giving a feeling of reckless extravagance Picture Quote #1

You can’t always be friendly. It’s impossible, there isn’t the time Picture Quote #1

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One ought to have the right to have a secret and to spring it as a surprise. But if you live inside a family you have neither Picture Quote #1

Everyone must imagine his own snakes because no one else’s snakes can ever be as awful Picture Quote #1

It’s risky to talk about one’s most secret dreams a bit too early Picture Quote #1

Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are Picture Quote #1

Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled. Bushes were dangerous, and so were sea grass and rain water. There were little animals everywhere. They could turn up between the covers of a book, flattened and dead, for the fact is that creeping animals, tattered animals, and dead animals are with us all our lives, from beginning to end. Grandmother tried to discuss this with her, to no avail. Irrational terror is so hard to deal with Picture Quote #1

But he thought all the strange words were beautiful, and he had never had a book of his own before Picture Quote #1

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One makes a trip by day, but by night, one sets out on a journey (Tove Jansson Quotes) Lie on the bridge and watch the water flowing past. Or run, or wade through the swamp in your red boots. Or roll yourself up and listen to the rain falling on the roof. It’s very easy to enjoy yourself. (Tove Jansson Quotes) They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their world (Tove Jansson Quotes) It’s a funny thing about bogs. You can fill them with rocks and sand and old logs and make a little fenced-in yard on top with a woodpile and chopping block - but bogs go right on behaving like bogs. Early in the spring they breathe ice and make their own mist, in remembrance of the time when they had black water and their own sedge blossoming untouched (Tove Jansson Quotes) Quite, quite,’ she thought with a little sigh. ‘It’s always like this in their adventures. To save and be saved. I wish somebody would write a story sometime about the people who warm up the heroes afterward (Tove Jansson Quotes) I don’t want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls (Tove Jansson Quotes) People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog’s natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees! (Tove Jansson Quotes) I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know. (Tove Jansson Quotes) On the morning, Daddy and I get up at six o’clock because Christmas trees must be bought in the dark. We walk to the other end of town, as the big harbour is just the right setting for buying a Christmas tree. We spend hours choosing, looking at every branch suspiciously. It’s always cold. (Tove Jansson Quotes) Sometimes it’s better to look at things than own them... owning means anxiety and lots of bags to carry around. (Tove Jansson Quotes) All men are chums who will never leave each other in the lurch. A chum doesn’t forgive, he just forgets - women forgive everything but never forget. Being forgiven is very unpleasant. (Tove Jansson Quotes) Some people just shouldn’t be disturbed in their inclinations, whether large or small. A reminder can instantly turn enthusiasm into aversion and spoil everything. (Tove Jansson Quotes) Grandmother walked up over the bare granite and thought about birds in general. It seemed to her no other creature had the same dramatic capacity to underline and perfect events -- the shifts in the seasons and the weather, the changes that run through people themselves. p.33 (Tove Jansson Quotes) One makes a trip by day, but by night one sets out on a journey (Tove Jansson Quotes) Storms probably exist only because after them we can have a sunrise (Tove Jansson Quotes) You can’t ever be really free if you admire somebody too much (Tove Jansson Quotes) For a while she considered being ill, but she changed her mind (Tove Jansson Quotes) One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone (Tove Jansson Quotes) He didn’t remember, he didn’t worry, he just was (Tove Jansson Quotes) One must use the night (Tove Jansson Quotes) Making a journey by night is more wonderful than anything in the world (Tove Jansson Quotes) Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it’s mine (Tove Jansson Quotes) Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of shiny paper, decorating and hiding everything and giving a feeling of reckless extravagance (Tove Jansson Quotes) You can’t always be friendly. It’s impossible, there isn’t the time (Tove Jansson Quotes) One ought to have the right to have a secret and to spring it as a surprise. But if you live inside a family you have neither (Tove Jansson Quotes) Everyone must imagine his own snakes because no one else’s snakes can ever be as awful (Tove Jansson Quotes) It’s risky to talk about one’s most secret dreams a bit too early (Tove Jansson Quotes) Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are (Tove Jansson Quotes) Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled. Bushes were dangerous, and so were sea grass and rain water. There were little animals everywhere. They could turn up between the covers of a book, flattened and dead, for the fact is that creeping animals, tattered animals, and dead animals are with us all our lives, from beginning to end. Grandmother tried to discuss this with her, to no avail. Irrational terror is so hard to deal with (Tove Jansson Quotes) But he thought all the strange words were beautiful, and he had never had a book of his own before (Tove Jansson Quotes)

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