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There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything that's a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds of night animals and people that don't fit in with others and that nobody really believes in. They keep out of the way all the year. And then when everything's quiet and white and the nights are long and most people are asleep—then they appear.
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It's strange, Moominmamma thought. Strange that people can be sad, and even angry because life is too easy. But that's the way it is, I suppose. The only thing to do is to start life afresh.
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A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking, he's free, and he finds things he never expected.
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You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.
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You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much.
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It looks rather ordinary," said the Snork. "Unless you consider that a top hat is always somewhat extraordinary, of course.
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Lie on the bridge and watch the water flowing past. Or run, or wade through the swamp in your red boots. Or roll yourself up and listen to the rain falling on the roof. It's very easy to enjoy yourself.
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There's a lot of things one can't understand…But why should everything be exactly as one is used to having it?
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Tove Jansson
Born:
August 9, 1914
Died:
June 27, 2001
(aged 86)
Bio:
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.
Known for:
The Summer Book (1972)
Finn Family Moomintroll (1948)
Moominland Midwinter (1957)
The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945)
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