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Tove Jansson Quote: “You first fight the waves, then you turn around and ride the surf, sailing along like a cork among the little rainbows of the foam, and land laughing and just a little frightened in the sand.”

151. “You first fight the waves, then you turn around and ride the surf, sailing along like a cork among the little rainbows of the foam, and land laughing and just a little frightened in the sand.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Oh, my, oh, my. He’s got such a lot of feelings, this Moomintroll. I won’t think of him now. He’s a splendid Moomin, but I don’t have to think of him now. Tonight I’m alone with my tune, and tonight isn’t tomorrow.”

152. “Oh, my, oh, my. He’s got such a lot of feelings, this Moomintroll. I won’t think of him now. He’s a splendid Moomin, but I don’t have to think of him now. Tonight I’m alone with my tune, and tonight isn’t tomorrow.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Why aren’t people afraid of their dogs? How long can what was once a wild animal deny its wildness?”

153. “Why aren’t people afraid of their dogs? How long can what was once a wild animal deny its wildness?”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Her head was full of little thoughts that she couldn’t really get organized.”

154. “Her head was full of little thoughts that she couldn’t really get organized.”

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Tove Jansson Quote: “Everything looks worse in the dark, you know.”

155. “Everything looks worse in the dark, you know.”

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Tove Jansson Quote: “I felt so happy that I wasn’t even afraid it wouldn’t last.”

156. “I felt so happy that I wasn’t even afraid it wouldn’t last.”

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Tove Jansson Quote: “Mari was hardly listening. A daring thought was taking shape in her mind. She began to anticipate a solitude of her own, peaceful and full of possibility. She felt something close to exhilaration, of a kind that people can permit themselves when they are blessed with love.”

157. “Mari was hardly listening. A daring thought was taking shape in her mind. She began to anticipate a solitude of her own, peaceful and full of possibility. She felt something close to exhilaration, of a kind that people can permit themselves when they are blessed with love.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Can you win anything better than the useless rewards of a fantastical imagination?”

158. “Can you win anything better than the useless rewards of a fantastical imagination?”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “And when nobody could see him any longer he broke into a run. He ran through the melting snow, with the sun warming his back. He ran simply because he was happy, with nothing at all to think about.”

159. “And when nobody could see him any longer he broke into a run. He ran through the melting snow, with the sun warming his back. He ran simply because he was happy, with nothing at all to think about.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Then he thought about how much he loved everything; the forest and the sea, the rain and the wind, the sunshine, the grass and the moss, and how impossible it would be to live without them all.”

160. “Then he thought about how much he loved everything; the forest and the sea, the rain and the wind, the sunshine, the grass and the moss, and how impossible it would be to live without them all.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “I wish I was more Moomin-minded.”

161. “I wish I was more Moomin-minded.”

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Tove Jansson Quote: “Life is very charming, I must say.”

162. “Life is very charming, I must say.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “She would gradually vanish and not even dare to believe in her own existence.”

163. “She would gradually vanish and not even dare to believe in her own existence.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “The winter probably was peopled with strange creatures who acted mysteriously and freakishly.”

164. “The winter probably was peopled with strange creatures who acted mysteriously and freakishly.”

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Tove Jansson Quote: “Sophia,” she said, “this is really not something to argue about. You can see for yourself that life is hard enough without being punished for it afterwards. We get comfort when we die, that’s the whole idea.”

165. “Sophia,” she said, “this is really not something to argue about. You can see for yourself that life is hard enough without being punished for it afterwards. We get comfort when we die, that’s the whole idea.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Too-ticky shrugged her shoulders. ‘One has to discover everything for oneself,’ she replied. ‘And get over it all alone.”

166. “Too-ticky shrugged her shoulders. ‘One has to discover everything for oneself,’ she replied. ‘And get over it all alone.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “The sea lay asleep under the ice, and deep down among the roots of the earth all small beasts were sleeping and dreaming of spring.”

167. “The sea lay asleep under the ice, and deep down among the roots of the earth all small beasts were sleeping and dreaming of spring.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “He just wants to be left alone, but he doesn’t know it yet.”

168. “He just wants to be left alone, but he doesn’t know it yet.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Oh, Anna Aemelin, the only thing you care about is your own conscience. That’s what you cherish. You’re a charming little liar.”

169. “Oh, Anna Aemelin, the only thing you care about is your own conscience. That’s what you cherish. You’re a charming little liar.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “You can see for yourself that life is hard enough without being punished for it afterwards. We get comfort when we die, that’s the whole idea.”

170. “You can see for yourself that life is hard enough without being punished for it afterwards. We get comfort when we die, that’s the whole idea.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “It’s funny about love,” Sophia said. “The more you love someone, the less he likes you back.” “That’s very true,” Grandmother observed. “And so what do you do?” “You go on loving,” Sophia said threateningly. “You love harder and harder.” Her grandmother sighed and said nothing.”

171. “It’s funny about love,” Sophia said. “The more you love someone, the less he likes you back.” “That’s very true,” Grandmother observed. “And so what do you do?” “You go on loving,” Sophia said threateningly. “You love harder and harder.” Her grandmother sighed and said nothing.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “She was tired and in no mood for anyone’s similes but her own.”

172. “She was tired and in no mood for anyone’s similes but her own.”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “It was an early, very warm morning in July, and it had rained during the night. The bare granite steamed, the moss and crevices were drenched with moisture, and all the colors everywhere had deepened. Below the veranda, the vegetation in the morning shade was like a rain forest of lush, evil leaves and flowers...”

173. “It was an early, very warm morning in July, and it had rained during the night. The bare granite steamed, the moss and crevices were drenched with moisture, and all the colors everywhere had deepened. Below the veranda, the vegetation in the morning shade was like a rain forest of lush, evil leaves and flowers...”

— Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Quote: “Somewhere on the other side of it all is Snufkin,’ Moomintroll said to himself. ‘He’s sitting somewhere in the sun, peeling an orange. If I only knew that he knew that I’m climbing these mountains for his sake, then I could do it. But all alone I’ll never manage it.”

174. “Somewhere on the other side of it all is Snufkin,’ Moomintroll said to himself. ‘He’s sitting somewhere in the sun, peeling an orange. If I only knew that he knew that I’m climbing these mountains for his sake, then I could do it. But all alone I’ll never manage it.”

— Tove Jansson

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