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Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6) QUOTES

Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6) QUOTES

1 " Quite, quite,' she thought with a little sigh. 'It's always like this in their adventures. To save and be saved. I wish somebody would write a story sometime about the people who warm up the heroes afterward. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

2 " There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything that’s a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds of night animals and people that don’t fit in with others and that nobody really believes in. They keep out of the way all the year. And then when everything’s quiet and white and the nights are long and most people are asleep—then they appear. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

3 " Strangely enough it was the most timid of them all, Salome the Little Creep, who really liked the Hemulen. She longed to hear him play the horn. But alas! The Hemulen was so big and always in such a hurry that he never noticed her.
No matter how fast she ran he always left her far behind, on his skis, and when she at last overtook the music, it ceased, and the Hemulen began doing something else.
A couple of times Salome the Little Creep tried to explain how much she admired him. But she was far too shy and ceremonious, and the Hemulen never had been a good listener.
So nothing of any consequence was said. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

4 " The world’s asleep,’ Moomintroll thought. ‘It’s only I who am awake and sleepless. It’s only I who have to wander and wander, day after day and week upon week, until I too become a snowdrift that no one will even know about. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

5 " 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? "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

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

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

7 " Kaikki on hyvin epävarmaa, ja juuri se tekee minut levolliseksi.
- Tuu-tikki "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

8 " Akkurat nå tenker jeg på nordlys. Man vet ikke om det finnes eller bare synes. Alt er meget usikkert, og det er nettopp det som beroliger meg. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

9 " Du skjønner, det er så mye som ikke for plass om sommeren og høsten og våren", sa hun. "Alle som er litt sjenerte og litt rare. Forskjellige slags nattdyr og folk som ikke passer inn noen steder, og som ingen tror på. De holder seg unna hele året. Og så, når det er helt stille og hvitt og nettene blir lange og alle har gått i hi - da kommer de fram. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

10 " Разкажи ми за снега- каза Муминтрол и се отпусна в татковия избелял от слънцето градински стол.- Просто не мога да го проумея.
Нито пък аз- увери го Тоо-тики. - Мислиш си, че е студен, а като направиш от него снежна къща, става топъл. Мислиш си, че е бял, а понякога става розов и друг път- син. Може да е най-мекото от всички неща, но може и да е по-твърд от камък. Нищо не е сигурно. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

11 " Пролетта идваше, но не както той си я бе представял през зимата. Не идваше като онази, дето щеше да го освободи от някакъв чужд и враждебен свят, а като естествено продължение на едно ново изживяване, което той надмогна и си присвои. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

12 " Изведнъж усети такава радост, че му се дощя да остане сам. Запъти се бавно към бараката за дърва.
А когато вече никой не го виждаше, хукна да бяга. Тичаше през кишавия сняг, със слънцето в гърба си, тичаше просто така, защото беше щастлив и не мислеше за абсолютно нищо. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

13 " -Minun mielestäni ainoa, joka tästä lähtien voi asua siellä, on Tuu-tikki itse, sanoi Muumipeikon äiti. -Ja sitä paitsi uimahuone on aika porvarillinen laitos. Uimahousut voi aivan yhtä hyvin pukea ylleen rantahiekalla. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

14 " Зима! — думал Муми-тролль. — Ведь ее тоже можно полюбить! "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

15 " The Dweller Under the Sink had still not come out to eat but was probably living a secret and important life by himself. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

16 " Such things happen," said Too-ticky "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

17 " Moominmamma scooped up a handful of snow and made a snowball. She threw it clumsily as mothers do, and it plopped to the ground not very far away.
'I'm no good at that,' said Moominmamma with a laugh. 'Even Sorry-oo would have made a better throw.'
'Mother, I love you terribly,' said Moomintroll. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

18 " I’ll wind all the clocks,’ he thought. ‘Perhaps that makes the spring come a tiny bit earlier. And someone might wake up if I happen to break some big thing. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

19 " How nice to be on your own for a bit and do what you like. "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)

20 " А Туу-тикки, поглядев еще немного, пошла в купальню и поставила воду на огонь. «Да, да, — думала она, вздыхая. — Вот так бывает всегда в приключенческих повестях. Все только и делают, что спасают друг друга и спасаются сами. Хотела бы я, чтобы кто-нибудь когда-нибудь написал о той, кто пытается потом согреть героев». "

― Tove Jansson , Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)