Artist Quote by Tove Jansson

I'm not sure I would have ever started to draw, let alone write, if my childhood hadn't been so happy. It was a mixture…

— Tove Jansson

“The star we're looking for isn't so very friendly," said Moomintroll. "Quite the contrary, in fact." "What did you say?" said Sniff. Moomintroll went…

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

“But Moominpappa wasn't listening, because just at that moment he had got the right grip on a big round boulder, and with a great…

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

All men have parties and are pals who never let each other down. A pal can say terrible things which are forgotten the next…

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

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

— Tove Jansson

“I cannot stress enough the perils of your friends marrying or becoming court inventors. One day you are all a society of outlaws, adventurous…

— Tove Jansson

“Sophia," she said, "this is really not something to argue about. You can see for yourself that life is hard enough without being punished…

— Tove Jansson

Before we left, Grandmother talked a lot about the arctic night we would fly through. 'Isn't it a mystical word, "arctic"? Pure and quite…

— Tove Jansson

It is still summer, but the summer is no longer alive. It has come to a standstill; nothing withers, and fall is not ready…

— Tove Jansson