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![“It's funny about me,' Sophia said. 'I always feel like such a nice girl whenever there's a storm.' "'You do?' Grandmother said. 'Well, maybe ...' Nice, she thought. No. I'm certainly not nice. The best you could say of me is that I'm interested. [pp. 150-151]” quote by Tove Jansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/19b/tove-jansson-1846_quote_it-s-funny-about-me-sophia-said-i-always_1734332.jpg)
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