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1 " Sometimes conceiving an affection for an animal is easier than for a human. "
― Arto Paasilinna , The Year of the Hare
2 " It is hard to teach an old dog to sit, as well as it is difficult to teach an old Laplandian rafter to swim. "
3 " Anyone could live this life, he reflected, provided they had the sense to give up the other way of life. "
4 " She began to cry. “Cry quicker, or the call’ll get too expensive. "
5 " Sometimes life is truly woeful. "
6 " En vår var Vatanens kone blitt gravid, men hadde straks tatt abort. Hun hadde hevdet at en barneseng ikke ville ha gjort seg blant de øvrige møblene, men den mest sannsynlige årsaken hadde gått opp for Vatanen først etter aborten: Det var ikke Vatanens barn. "
7 " Døra ble åpnet av en kvinne med unnselig utseende, og hun så litt forbauset ut da hun fikk se sin mann og en fremmed stå der med armene fulle av duftende planter. – Helvi, disse plantene tilhører denne mannen, og vi skal ha dem i klesskapet inntil han trenger dem. "
8 " The hare was following the interchange; it appeared to nod during Vatanen’s words. "
