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Tove Jansson Quotes

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Finnish Novelist, Writer August 9, 1914 – June 27, 2001

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…”But on an occasion like this we must wait for sunset. Setting out in the right way is just as important as the opening lines in a book: they determine everything.” He sat in the sand next to Moominmamma. “Look at the boat,” he said. “Look at The Adventure. A boat by night is a wonderful sight. This is the way to start a new life, with a hurricane lamp shining at the top of the mast, and the coastline disappearing behind one as the whole world lies sleeping. Making a journey by night is more... Tove Jansson
One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago. I met a little girl with a book under her arm. I asked her why she was out so early andshe answered that there were too many books andfar too little time. And there she was absolutely right. Tove Jansson
Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled. Bushes were dangerous, and so were sea grass and rain water. There were little animals everywhere. They could turn up between the covers of a book, flattened and dead, for the fact is that creeping animals, tattered animals, and dead animals are with us all our lives, from beginning to end. Grandmother tried to discuss this with her, to... Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson quote: "But he thought all the strange words were beautiful, and he..."
But he thought all the strange words were beautiful, and he had never had a book of his own before. Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson quote: "It was a particularly good evening to begin a book."
It was a particularly good evening to begin a book. Tove Jansson

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