

“I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream!”
― Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 01
― Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 01

“يأسرني أولئك الذين يحبون بلا خوف من العواقب، وينفعلون بلا حيطة، ويكرهون ويحبون بلا تعقل، وأنظر بإعجاب إلى المشاعر البسيطة وإلى السلوك الذي لا يأبه بالمضاعفات.”
― I, Fellini
― I, Fellini

“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.”
―
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.”
―

“...the wicked lie, that the past is always tense and the future, perfect.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
― Long Walk to Freedom
― Long Walk to Freedom

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