“Don't trust to those who promise to make you rich in a day. Usually they are either mad or rogues!”
― Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet
― Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet
“When one’s dead, one’s dead… This squirrel will become earth all in his time. And still later on, there’ll grow new trees from him, with new squirrels skipping about in them. Do you think that’s so very sad?”
― Moominland Midwinter
― Moominland Midwinter
“There’s a general rule that I always go by, and it’s that you fall for who you fall for. Whatever small issue you get hung up on, whether it’s because they’re shorter than you, younger than you or they live far away - if you really are crazy about someone, none of that matters.”
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“You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.”
― Comet in Moominland
― Comet in Moominland
“You were talking about the wind," the Fillyjonk said suddenly. "A wind that carries off your washing. But I'm speaking about cyclones. Typhoons, Gaffsie dear. Tornadoes, whirlwinds, sandstorms... Flood waves that carry houses away... But most of all I'm talking about myself and my fears, even if I know that's not done. I know everything will turn out badly. I think about that all the time. Even while I'm washing my carpet. Do you understand that? Do you feel the same way?”
― Tales from Moominvalley
― Tales from Moominvalley
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