Tove Jansson

thumb|Tove Jansson in 1956 Tove Marika Jansson (9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Quotes I'll have to calm down a bit. Or else I'll burst with happiness. "Moominsummer Madness" (The Moomins, #5) Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine. "An Eightieth Birthday, Travelling Light" A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he’s looking, he’s free, and he finds things he never expected. Sommarboken (A Summer Book) (1972). I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream! "Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 1" (1977). Those damn Moomins. I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls. quoted in BBC "Tove Jansson: Love, war and the Moomins."https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26529309 Tove Jansson: Love, war and the Moomins 13 March 2014 www.bbc.com External links Category:1914 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Cartoonists Category:Illustrators Category:Novelists from Finland Category:Short story writers Category:Children's authors Category:Fantasy authors Category:Painters from Finland Category:Women artists from Finland Category:LGBT people Category:People from Helsinki Category:Women authors from Finland Category:Finland-Swedes