Tove Jansson

“Such things happen," said Too-ticky”

— Tove Jansson

One must use the night.

— Tove Jansson

“Irrational terror is so hard to deal with.”

— Tove Jansson

“I wish I was more Moomin-minded.”

— Tove Jansson

“I am fond of lovely old words like 'locomotive'.”

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

“Life is an isle of sorrow, you live today and die tomorrow!”

— Tove Jansson

“The spirit of adventure sped through his soul on mighty wings.”

— Tove Jansson

“Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine. - An Eightieth Birthday ”

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

“She put on a white dress and went around all day with roses in her hair and sang hymns.”

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking,…

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

“Å, Anna Aemelin, det eneste du bryr deg om, er din egen samvittighet, det er den du pleier.”

— Tove Jansson

“It takes a long time sometimes," she said, "It can take a terrible long time before things sort themselves out.”

— 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

“He did not confuse what he longed for with his gratitude for what he had. Extreme desires have their own sanctuary.”

— Tove Jansson

“Wise as she was, she realized that people can postpone their rebellious phases until they're eighty-five years old, and she decided to…

— Tove Jansson

On the morning, Daddy and I get up at six o'clock because Christmas trees must be bought in the dark. We walk…

— Tove Jansson

Gathering is peculiar, because you see nothing but what you're looking for. If you're picking raspberries, you see only what's red, and…

— Tove Jansson

“Who's he going to outwit?" Sophia asked. "Relatives." Grandmother said. "Nasty relatives. They tell him what to do without asking him what…

— Tove Jansson

“Oh, dear me!" he lamented. "The raft has floated off and I suppose it's gone down that awful hole by now." "Well,…

— Tove Jansson

“Pearls' burst out the Snork Maiden excitedly. 'Could ankle rings be made out of pearls?' 'I should think they could,' said Moomintoll.…

— Tove Jansson

“Robes, dresses, frocks. They hung in endless rows, in hundreds, one beside the other all around the room - gleaming brocade, fluffy…

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

It’s only the sea,’ said Moomintroll. ‘Every wave that dies on the beach sings a little song to a shell. But you…

— Tove Jansson

“The Muskrat was still lying in his hammock and thinking. "Good afternoon, Uncle Muskrat!" said Moomintroll. "Do you know that things have…

— Tove Jansson

“The dog continued to bark at night, sometimes far away, sometimes close to the house. Towards morning, he would howl. It could…

— Tove Jansson

“…”But on an occasion like this we must wait for sunset. Setting out in the right way is just as important as…

— Tove Jansson

Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that…

— Tove Jansson

There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything that’s a little shy…

— Tove Jansson

“She could easily have remarked on the heavy skiing weather, or asked how he could even see the road, or complained about…

— Tove Jansson

“It seemed to her the window was a great eye looking out over the city and the harbour and a strip of…

— Tove Jansson

“Sophia thought about the bathrobe more and more. The thing living in it was as quick as lightning but could lie in…

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

It was a particularly good evening to begin a book.

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson