Not one adventure in a whole day. Just grey banks and grey banks and grey banks, and not even an adventure.
Sniff, from the book Comet in Moominland
Saw a mermaid – didn’t catch her
Sniff, from the book Comet in Moominland
It’s wrong to be disrespectful to elderly gentlemen
Moomintroll, from the book Comet in Moominland
And that was how you landed in prison I suppose? I suppose it was there you met those creatures – Snorks didn’t you call them?
Moomintroll, from the book Comet in Moominland
But I’m sure you can do the tango, one short step to the side and two long steps backwards.
Snorkmaiden, from the book Comet in Moominland
He has beautiful little ears, but yours look like kettle-holders!
Snorkmaiden, from the book Finn Family Moomintroll
I don’t think so, he always sleeps a week longer than the others.
Moomintroll, from the book Finn Family Moomintroll
Ugh – how nasty, so much snow is never good for a Moomin. Mother said so.
Moomintroll, from the book Finn Family Moomintroll
Can I have one, too? Hup-si-daisy!
Sniff, from the book Finn Family Moomintroll
The way I see it, I can own anything on Earth, even the Earth itself, if I say it’s mine.
Snufkin,
from the book
And besides one gets so tired of everlastingly sitting in the same place.
Moominmamma, from the book Finn Family Moomintroll
At last they decided on the cave, but not to let Sniff into the secret (although it was really his cave), because he was rather a small person for such a big secret.
Tove Jansson, from her book Finn Family Moomintroll