Everyone must imagine his own snakes because no one else's snakes can ever be as awful. Tove Jansson More Quotes by Tove Jansson More Quotes From 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 to begin. There are no stars yet, just darkness. Tove Jansson starssummerfall I'll have to calm down a bit. Or else I'll burst with happiness Tove Jansson calm-downcalmbits Why are you in such a rush?" Sophia asked, and her grandmother answered that it was a good idea to do things before you forgot that they had to be done. Tove Jansson grandmotherdoneideas One must use the night. Tove Jansson usenight They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their world. Tove Jansson hundredmadeworld And all you can do is just read," she said. She raised her voice an screamed, "You just read and read and read!" Then she threw herself down on the table and wept. Tove Jansson voicetablessaid 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. Tove Jansson rocksselfislands But he thought all the strange words were beautiful, and he had never had a book of his own before. Tove Jansson strangebeautifulbook One can't be too dangerous, if they like to eat pancakes. Especially with jam on it. Tove Jansson dangerouspancakesjam Everything's much too big here,' thought Moominmamma. 'Or perhaps I'm too small. Tove Jansson bigs My bag was as light as my happy-go-lucky heart. Tove Jansson luckylightheart It looks rather ordinary," said the Snork. "Unless you consider that a top hat is always somewhat extraordinary, of course. Tove Jansson top-hatsordinarylooks 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 of comfort and adventure. An excellent mixture! Tove Jansson childhoodwritingadventure People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees! Tove Jansson dogtimetreelife When one's dead, one's dead... This squirrel will become earth all in his time. And still later on, there'll grow new trees from him, with new squirrels skipping about in them. Do you think that's so very sad? Tove Jansson growyousadtime Sometimes it's better to look at things than own them... owning means anxiety and lots of bags to carry around. Tove Jansson betterlookanxietysometimes Those damn Moomins. I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls. Tove Jansson hearmoredamnwant I wonder if the nursery and the chamber of horrors are as far apart as people think? Tove Jansson i-wonderthinkwonderpeople On the morning, Daddy and I get up at six o'clock because Christmas trees must be bought in the dark. We walk to the other end of town, as the big harbour is just the right setting for buying a Christmas tree. We spend hours choosing, looking at every branch suspiciously. It's always cold. Tove Jansson walkchristmastreemorning Mummy weighed sweets and nuts so that everyone would get exactly the same amount. During the year, everything is measured roughly, but at Christmas, it has to be absolutely fair. That's why it's such a strenuous time. Tove Jansson everyoneeverythingchristmastime
