Astrid Lindgren Pippi Quotes

#1. Pippi stroking his back. 'Bosh, that was a true fib,' she added. 'But if it was true, how could it be a fib? Perhaps when all's said and done, he really has been a butler in Sourabaya, after all! Well, if that's so, I know who's going

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#2. He's the strongest man in the world.'
'Man, yes,' said Pippi, 'but I am the strongest girl in the world, remember that.

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#3. We're looking at available sources, all sources, in the area of additional energy.

George Deukmejian

#4. I think it ought not to be set down as certain, that a man must be acceptable to every woman he may happen to like himself.

Jane Austen

#5. I don't much like to do housework, you know.

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#6. Principles must conquer in the long run, for that is the manhood of man.

Swami Vivekananda

#7. But Nightshirts aren't dangerous," Pippi assured her. "They don't bite anybody except in self defense.

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#8. Aren't you going to dry the floor?' asked Annika.
'Oh, no, it can dry in the sun,' answered Pippi. 'I don't think it will catch cold so long as it keeps moving.

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#9. I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win.

Novak Djokovic

#10. Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint.

Susan Orlean

#11. If you attach no importance to weight problems, if not being able to wear new, trendy small-sized clothes does not cause you any regret, this book is not for you.

Karl Lagerfeld

#12. I hope you won't mind, my dear, if we take it," said Thunder Karlsson.
"Oh, not at all," said Pippi. "Of course not."
And with that, Blom went over and took out the suitcase.
"I hope you won't mind, my dear, if I take it back," said Pippi, as she climbed out of bed and went over to Blom.

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#13. But I'm the strongest girl in the world, don't forget.

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