Tove Jansson Snufkin Quotes

#1. I'm afraid we shall waste an awful lot of time."
"Don't worry," answered Snufkin, "we shall have wonderful dreams, and when we wake up it'll be spring.

Tove Jansson

#2. The world is full of opinions. But I am not searching for opinions, I'm searching for truths.

Richelle E. Goodrich

#3. Huh. Programming. Debugging. It wasn't Lincoln's favorite, but it beat archiving and compressing. At least it was a problem to solve. And it would only be for a few months, maybe less.

Rainbow Rowell

#4. You're an idiot," Snufkin said. "Or still worse, you're a story spoiler.

Tove Jansson

#5. We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar. I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.

Veronica Roth

#6. Oh, dear me!" he lamented. "The raft has floated off and I suppose it's gone down that awful hole by now."
"Well, never mind. We're not on it," said Snufkin gaily. "What's a kettle here or there when you're out looking for a comet!

Tove Jansson

#7. The question is not How much may I indulge in and still be saved. God forbid! I must rather ask, What about Christ's will and the example I set for my fellow Christians?

Robert A. Cook

#8. My courses do not intimidate. Instead, they encourage the player to play well and become more open to the enjoyable aspects of the game.

Tom Weiskopf

#9. The Hemulen, moaning piteously, thrust his nose into the sand. "This has gone too far!" he said. "Why can't a poor innocent botanist live his life in peace and quiet?"
"Life is not peaceful," said Snufkin, contentedly.

Tove Jansson

#10. If you know you're loved, deep down know it, something deep and precious inside you will always be safe. If you don't have that love - or don't know that you do - then you're vulnerable. Unshielded. Exposed to all the hardness and horror of the world.

Claudia Gray

#11. The voice of the waves was now mixed with strange sounds; laughter, running feet and the clanging of great bells far out to sea. Snufkin lay still and listened. dreaming and remembering his trip round world. Soon I must set out again, he thought. But not yet.

Tove Jansson

#12. But they fight in the name of the creator."
"I don't care if they fight in the name of broccoli. The goal remains the same.

Maria V. Snyder

#13. Moominpappa: "Tell us all that's happening out in the world!"
Snufkin: "Fuss and misery."
- from "Moomin and Family Life" comic strip

Tove Jansson

#14. The main thing in life is to know your own mind.

Tove Jansson

#15. Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor.

Seneca The Younger

#16. If you have to fight over a guy, he's not worth it. Go for the one who's waiting for you.

K.A. Tucker