"There are those who stay at home and……" — Tove Jansson
"There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can choose for himself, but he must choose while there is still time and never change his mind."
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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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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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Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are.
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It's risky to talk about one's most secret dreams a bit too early.
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