Exercises, my boy,’ answered Moominpappa. ‘Keeping fit! One step down, two up, one down, two up. Good for the muscles.
Moominpappa, from the book The Exploits of Moominpappa
Moomintroll closed his eyes and thought: ‘How very different people are.’
Tove Jansson, from her book Moominland Midwinter
I’ll have to calm down a bit. Or else I’ll burst with happiness.
Snorkmaiden, from the book Moominsummer Madness
I don’t care a fig for other people’s secrets. And I certainly don’t broadcast them all over the place. Anyway, they all come out sooner or later.
Little My, from the book Moominpappa at Sea
‘Heaven?’ asked Little My. ‘Do we have to? And how does one get down again?’
Little My, from the book Moominsummer Madness
A new door to the Unbelievable, to the Possible, a new day that can always bring you anything if you have no objection to it.
Tove Jansson, from her book The Exploits of Moominpappa
I never knew you had any eyebrows at all,’ said Little My interestedly. ‘Now they’re all white and you look more confused than ever.
Little My, from the book Moominland Midwinter
There might be ants in the tree, and if they bite you you’ll swell up and grow bigger than an orange.
Tove Jansson, from her book Moominsummer Madness
Go home, little ones,’ said Snufkin. ‘Go wherever you please.
Snufkin, from the book Moominsummer Madness
Come on down and don’t be angry, we’re going to do something very special.
Snufkin, from the book Finn Family Moomintroll
And as always when there was a change in the weather, dusk, or a strange light in the sky, he noticed that he was longing for Snufkin.
Moomintroll, from the book Moominsummer Madness
What’s a catastrophe?
Sniff, from the book Comet in Moominland