“I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know.Twilight is the border between day and night, and the shore is the border between sea and land. The border is longing: when both have fallen in love but still haven't said anything. The border is to be on the way. It is the way that is the most important thing.”Tove Jansson
“A theatre is the most important sort of house in the world, because that's where people are shown what they could be if they wanted, and what they'd like to be if they dared to and what they really are”Tove Jansson book Moominsummer MadnessSource: Moominsummer Madness
“Most of the people are homesick anyway, and a little lonely, and they hide themselves in their hair and are turned into flowers.”Tove Jansson Source: Sculptor's Daughter
“I need to write down my observations. Even the tiniest ones; they're the most important.”Tove Jansson Source: Art in Nature
“He was the owner of the moonlight on the ground, he fell in love with the most beautiful of the trees, he made wreaths of leaves and strung them around his neck.”Tove Jansson book Tales from MoominvalleySource: Tales from Moominvalley