Zitate von Tove Jansson

„Seine Gedanken oder plötzlichen Wünsche flogen wie die Laune des Meeres über das Wasser, mal hierhin, mal dorthin, und er lebte ununterbrochen in einer stillen Spannung.“

—  Tove Jansson, buch The Summer Book

The Summer Book

„Vielleicht ist meine Leidenschaft nicht besonders, aber zumindest ist sie meine.“

—  Tove Jansson

„I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream!“

—  Tove Jansson

Quelle: Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 1

„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

„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, buch Moominpappa at Sea

Quelle: Moominpappa at Sea

„You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.“

—  Tove Jansson, buch Comet in Moominland

Quelle: Comet in Moominland

„The hemulen woke up slowly and recognised himself and wished he had been someone he didn't know.“

—  Tove Jansson, buch Moominvalley in November

Quelle: Moominvalley in November

„Someone who eats pancakes and jam can't be so awfully dangerous. You can talk to him.“

—  Tove Jansson, buch Finn Family Moomintroll

Quelle: Finn Family Moomintroll

„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, buch The Summer Book

Quelle: The Summer Book

„It looks rather ordinary," said the Snork. "Unless you consider that a top hat is always somewhat extraordinary, of course.“

—  Tove Jansson, buch Finn Family Moomintroll

Quelle: Finn Family Moomintroll

„I'll have to calm down a bit. Or else I'll burst with happiness“

—  Tove Jansson, buch Moominsummer Madness

Quelle: Moominsummer Madness

„It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.“

—  Tove Jansson, buch Fair Play

Quelle: Fair Play

„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 and
she answered that there were too many books and
far too little time. And there she was absolutely right.“

—  Tove Jansson

„It was a particularly good evening to begin a book.“

—  Tove Jansson, buch The Summer Book

Quelle: The Summer Book

„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, buch Comet in Moominland

Quelle: Comet in Moominland

„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, buch The Summer Book

Quelle: The Summer Book

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

—  Tove Jansson, buch Moominland Midwinter

Quelle: Moominland Midwinter

„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, buch Moominsummer Madness

Quelle: Moominsummer Madness

„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, buch The Summer Book

Quelle: The Summer Book