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“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.”

“But that's how it is when you start wanting to have things. Now, I just look at them, and when I go away I carry them in my head. Then my hands are always free, because I don't have to carry a suitcase.”

Tove Jansson book Comet in Moominland

Source: Comet in Moominland

“All things are so very uncertain, and that's exactly what makes me feel reassured.”

Tove Jansson book Moominland Midwinter

Source: Moominland Midwinter

“Gathering is peculiar, because you see nothing but what you're looking for. If you're picking raspberries, you see only what's red, and if you're looking for bones you see only the white. No matter where you go, the only thing you see is bones.”

Tove Jansson book The Summer Book

Source: The Summer Book

“Smell is important. It reminds a person of all the things he's been through; it is a sheath of memories and security.”

Tove Jansson book The Summer Book

Source: The Summer Book

“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 book The Summer Book

Source: The Summer Book

“The thing about God, she thought, is that He usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own.”

Tove Jansson book The Summer Book

Source: The Summer Book

“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.”

Tove Jansson book Moominpappa at Sea

Source: Moominpappa at Sea

“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.”

Sommarboken (A Summer Book) (1972).