"Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have……" — Tove Jansson
"Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are."
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71 Quotes by Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson has 71 quotes on this site.
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I'm not sure I would have ever started to draw, let alone write, if my childhood hadn't been so happy.…
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One makes a trip by day, but by night one sets out on a journey.
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One can't be too dangerous, if they like to eat pancakes. Especially with jam on it.
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I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls.
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A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while…
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Look at The Adventure. A boat by night is a wonderful sight. This is the way to start a new life,…
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Storms probably exist only because after them we can have a sunrise.
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There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can…
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One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone.
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Grandmother walked up over the bare granite and thought about birds in general. It seemed to her no other creature…
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Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for…
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It's risky to talk about one's most secret dreams a bit too early.
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More Dog Quotes
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one of 3,732 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat…
— Sri Aurobindo
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you…
— Francis Bacon
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Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call…
— Antonio Banderas
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If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats…
— Antonio Banderas
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When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.
— Edward Abbey
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We have to convince the people of Bucharest, who are dog lovers, to treat dogs like they treat their children…
— Brigitte Bardot
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I can tell you that I'd rather be kissed by my dogs than by some people I've known.
— Bob Barker
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Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise…
— Dave Barry
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There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being…
— Drew Barrymore
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Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
— Saint Basil
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Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
— Francis Beaumont
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