“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.”
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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.”
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“Twice in her life she had mistaken something else for it; it was like seeing somebody in the street who you think is a friend, you whistle and wave and run after him, and it is not only not the friend, but not even very like him. A few minutes later the real friend appears in view, and then you can't imagine how you ever mistook that other person for him. Linda was now looking upon the authentic face of love, and she knew it, but it frightened her. That it should come so casually, so much by a series of accidents, was frightening.”
― The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate
― The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate
“Smell is important. It reminds a person of all the things he's been through; it is a sheath of memories and security.”
― The Summer Book
― The Summer Book
“All things are so very uncertain, and that's exactly what makes me feel reassured.”
― Moominland Midwinter
― Moominland Midwinter
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