You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much. 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 stars summer fall I'll have to calm down a bit. Or else I'll burst with happiness Tove Jansson calm-down calm bits 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 grandmother done ideas One must use the night. Tove Jansson use night 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 hundred made world 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 voice tables said 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 rocks self islands But he thought all the strange words were beautiful, and he had never had a book of his own before. Tove Jansson strange beautiful book One can't be too dangerous, if they like to eat pancakes. Especially with jam on it. Tove Jansson dangerous pancakes jam 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 lucky light heart It looks rather ordinary," said the Snork. "Unless you consider that a top hat is always somewhat extraordinary, of course. Tove Jansson top-hats ordinary looks 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 childhood writing adventure 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 dog time tree life 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 grow you sad time Sometimes it's better to look at things than own them... owning means anxiety and lots of bags to carry around. Tove Jansson better look anxiety sometimes Those damn Moomins. I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls. Tove Jansson hear more damn want I wonder if the nursery and the chamber of horrors are as far apart as people think? Tove Jansson i-wonder think wonder people 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 walk christmas tree morning 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 everyone everything christmas time
