"I’m not washing any dishes today," Moominmamma said hilariously. "Who knows, perhaps I’ll never wash dishes any more?" ― Tove Jansson, Moominsummer Madness

Moomintroll and Moominmamma in "The Moomins and the Great Flood" by Tove Jansson. 🤍

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"The Groke sauntered about on the ice, deep in her own thoughts that no-one would ever learn." ― Tove Jansson, Moominland Midwinter)

Early Moomin sketches by Tove Jansson. ✏️

"A theatre is the most important sort of house in the world, because that’s where people are shown what they could be if they wanted, and what they’d like to be if they dared to and what they really are." ― Tove Jansson, Moominsummer Madness

"Why can't a poor innocent botanist live his life in peace and quiet?" "Life is not peaceful," said Snufkin, contentedly.🍃 (Tove Jansson, Finn Family Moomintroll)

“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

"I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream!" (Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip)

"It’s the right evening for a tune, Snufkin thought. A new tune, one part expectation, two parts spring sadness, and for the rest, just the great delight of walking alone and liking it.” Tales from Moominvalley, Tove Jansson (1962)

“It certainly promised to be a fine day. Everywhere befuddled little creatures just woken from their long winter sleep poked about rediscovering old haunts, and busied themselves airing clothes, brushing out their moustaches and getting their houses ready for the spring.“

“I live here and there, you might say. Today I happen to be here, tomorrow somewhere else.” (Snufkin, Comet in Moominland, Tove Jansson, 1946)