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16 quotes by Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Tove Jansson in 1967 Born Tove Marika Jansson (1914-08-09)9 August 1914 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Died 27 June 2001(2001-06-27) (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland Occupation Artist, writer Nationality Finnish Notable works The Moomins Notable awards Hans Christian Andersen Award 1966 Order of the Smile 1975 Pro Finlandia 1976 Partner Tuulikki Pietilä Signature Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish...
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You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much.

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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... →

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Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are.

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I wonder if the nursery and the chamber of horrors are as far apart as people think?

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Nothing is as peaceful as when Christmas is over, when one has been forgiven for everything and can be normal again.

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One makes a trip by day, but by night, one sets out on a journey.

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Sometimes it's better to look at things than own them... owning means anxiety and lots of bags to carry around.

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Those damn Moomins. I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls.

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A theatre is the most important sort of house in the world because that's where people are shown what they could be if they wanted and what... →

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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... →

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Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of shiny paper... →

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It was the winter of war, in 1939. It felt completely pointless to try to create pictures... I suddenly felt an urge to write down something that was... →

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Mummy weighed sweets and nuts so that everyone would get exactly the same amount. During the year, everything is measured roughly, but at Christmas... →

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