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And if one doesn't dare to do something immediately then one never does it. — Tove Jansson

Commonplace things can be fascinating. — Tove Jansson

She counted out five sweets and put them on a saucer. Then she went and put them on the ledge in the cliff to cheer him up. — Tove Jansson

Moominpappa: "Tell us all that's happening out in the world!"
Snufkin: "Fuss and misery."
- from "Moomin and Family Life" comic strip — Tove Jansson

Is that they come up with so many ideas and then they manage to carry them out and believe so strongly in what they do. — Tove Jansson

You can't depend on people who just let things happen — Tove Jansson

Oh, Anna Aemelin, the only thing you care about is your own conscience. That's what you cherish. You're a charming little liar. — Tove Jansson

My bag was as light as my happy-go-lucky heart. — Tove Jansson

You can't always be friendly. It's impossible, there isn't the time. — Tove Jansson

You're an idiot," Snufkin said. "Or still worse, you're a story spoiler. — Tove Jansson

The promises made by a guilty conscience acknowledge and settle no debts... — Tove Jansson

There was so much to talk about that nothing was said. It was warm sitting there on the steps. Everything seemed to be so right. — Tove Jansson

Listen," said the Hemulen. "I was born bald on top and really I get along very well. — Tove Jansson

Such things happen," said Too-ticky — Tove Jansson

There ought to be a big fuss when people move up in the world. — Tove Jansson

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

Someone who eats pancakes and jam can't be so awfully dangerous. You can talk to him. — Tove Jansson

One can't be too dangerous, if they like to eat pancakes. Especially with jam on it. — Tove Jansson

One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone. — Tove Jansson

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

Smell is important. It reminds a person of all the things he's been through; it is a sheath of memories and security. — Tove Jansson

No one can depict desolation who hasn't inhabited desolation and observed it very closely. Things condemned have a terrible beauty. — Tove Jansson

All things are so very uncertain, and that's exactly what makes me feel reassured. — Tove Jansson

I'll have to calm down a bit. Or else I'll burst with happiness — Tove Jansson

I need to write down my observations. Even the tiniest ones; they're the most important. — Tove Jansson

It was a particularly good evening to begin a book. — Tove Jansson

Tell them it's a secret. Tell them they don't need to know. — Tove Jansson

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

She was tired and in no mood for anyone's similes but her own. — Tove Jansson

Storms probably exist only because after them we can have a sunrise. — Tove Jansson

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

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

Alexander was in the grip of a passion for perfection. He was not aware of how closely, how perilously, perfectionism and fanaticism are related. — Tove Jansson

It's risky to talk about one's most secret dreams a bit too early. — Tove Jansson

Everyone must imagine his own snakes because no one else's snakes can ever be as awful. — Tove Jansson

But he thought all the strange words were beautiful, and he had never had a book of his own before. — Tove Jansson

I am fond of lovely old words like 'locomotive'. — Tove Jansson

Even potted plants got to be a responsibility, like everything else you took care of that couldn't make decisions for itself. — Tove Jansson

Sniff looked at them and noticed that they were much smaller than he was, so he felt kinder and said, condescendingly. Hullo. Nice to see you. — Tove Jansson

It's nice to have beautiful things that really belong to you. — Tove Jansson

Do you know the difference between the first love and the last? It's this: you always think the first love is the last and the last the first... — Tove Jansson

A person can also find solitude with others, though it is more difficult — Tove Jansson

He read the classics, the French and the German among others, but primarily the Russian, which enchanted him with their heavy patience. — Tove Jansson

Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine. — Tove Jansson

My dear child," said Grandmother impatiently, "every human being has to make his own mistakes." She was very tired, and wanted to get home. — Tove Jansson

You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much. — Tove Jansson

If you're not afraid, how can you be really brave? — Tove Jansson

How nice it feels to be good, she thought quietly. — Tove Jansson

The main thing in life is to know your own mind. — Tove Jansson

That there can still be as-yet untranslated fiction by [Tove] Jansson is simultaneously an aberration and a delight, like finding buried treasure. — Ali Smith

Isn't it fun when one's friends get exactly what suits them? — Tove Jansson

The thing about God, she thought, is that He usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own. — Tove Jansson

It was definitely finished, and for one moment the sadness of completion overtook the Hemulen. — Tove Jansson

People carry their loved ones with them. They are forever present. — Tove Jansson

Now and then a giggling trail of mermaids appeared in our wake. We fed them oatmeal. — Tove Jansson

Making a whole is very important. Most people paint things and forget the whole. — Tove Jansson

How easy it is to love. — Tove Jansson

Everything's much too big here,' thought Moominmamma. 'Or perhaps I'm too small. — Tove Jansson

It takes a long time sometimes," she said, "It can take a terrible long time before things sort themselves out. — Tove Jansson

It looks rather ordinary," said the Snork. "Unless you consider that a top hat is always somewhat extraordinary, of course. — Tove Jansson

They retained their wooden souls, and the curve of their backs had the enigmatic shape of growth itself and remained a part of the decaying forest — Tove Jansson

What is right and what is wrong is a very sensitive matter. — Tove Jansson

Why do you smile all the time?" he said. "Because I am looking at you," she said — Tove Jansson

You're too small to be told everything. — Tove Jansson

The spirit of adventure sped through his soul on mighty wings. — Tove Jansson

I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream! — Tove Jansson

It'd be awful if the world exploded, it's so wonderfully splendid — Tove Jansson

For a while she considered being ill, but she changed her mind ... — Tove Jansson

He did not confuse what he longed for with his gratitude for what he had. Extreme desires have their own sanctuary. — Tove Jansson

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

You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is. — Tove Jansson

One must use the night. — Tove Jansson

A very long time ago, Grandmother had wanted to tell about all the things they did, but no one had bothered to ask. And now she had lost the urge. — Tove Jansson

Of course, Moomintrolls don't wear clothes, except sometimes in bed. — Tove Jansson

Irrational terror is so hard to deal with. — Tove Jansson

There's no need to imagine that you're a wondrous beauty, because that's what you are. — Tove Jansson

Before she left, she said, Just remember one thing: Going along with something doesn't mean you give in to it.[ ... ] — Tove Jansson

We'll always keep our bangles in brown pond water in the future. They're so much more beautiful that way — Tove Jansson

I mean, anyone can let Danger out but the really clever thing is finding somewhere for it to go afterwards. — Tove Jansson

Making a journey by night is more wonderful than anything in the world. — Tove Jansson

Life is an isle of sorrow, you live today and die tomorrow! — Tove Jansson

Most of the people are homesick anyway, and a little lonely, and they hide themselves in their hair and are turned into flowers. — Tove Jansson

Because we're going to stay here a little while and calm down until I've learned your names. Light my pipe, someone! — Tove Jansson

He didn't remember, he didn't worry, he just was. — Tove Jansson

The hemulen woke up slowly and recognised himself and wished he had been someone he didn't know. — Tove Jansson

It can be sad having a friend you've admired too much and seen too rarely and told too many things that you should have kept to yourself. — Tove Jansson