305 Quotes by Tove Jansson

An island can be dreadful for someone from outside. Everything is complete, and everyone has his obstinate, sure and self-sufficient place. Within their shores, everything functions according to rituals that are as hard as rock from repetition, and at the same time they amble through their days as whimsically and casually as if the world ended at the horizon.

Of course, Moomintrolls don't wear clothes, except sometimes in bed.

(...) og forresten er vel alle og enhver ulykkelig på sin egen måte, og det skulle jeg tro de har rett til!

Есть на свете те, кто остается, и те, кто собирается в путь. И так было всегда. Каждый волен выбирать, покуда есть время, но после, сделав выбор, нельзя от него отступаться.

Man gjemmer ting og så begynner det å lukte.

People carry their loved ones with them. They are forever present.

At the same time they both caught sight of a third curly flourish on a tree-trunk right in front of them, but it was terribly high up, at least three feet above the ground."That's it, I'm sure," said Sniff, stretching himself. "I must be taller than I thought!

I can work anywhere," said the Muskrat. "It's all a matter of thinking. I sit and think about how unnecessary everything is.""Really?" said Moominpappa, much impressed. "Perhaps I might offer you a glass of wine? Against the cold?""Wine, I am bound to say, is unnecessary," replied the Muskrat, "but a small drop nevertheless would not be unwelcome.

Hennes egen storm var alltid den hemskaste.