Quotes by Astrid Lindgren
If you are very strong, you must also be very kind.
’Oh yes, time flies and before you know it you’re old, said Pippi. Come autumn I’ll be ten, and I suppose I’ll be past my prime then.
’Yes, you really should go to school and learn to write better,’ said Annika.
‘No thanks very much,’ said Pippi. ‘I did that a whole day once and got so much learning stuffed into my head that it’s still sploshing around in there.
’Why I walked backwards?’ Pippi said. ‘We live in a free country, don’t we? Aren’t you allowed to walk any way you want? Let me tell you that in Egypt every single person walks like that and no-one thinks it’s strange in the slightest.
’‘Come in or stay where you are, it’s entirely up to you,’ called Pippi. ‘I never force anyone!’
’Let me tell you, it’s dangerous to keep quiet for too long. Your tongue shrivels up if you don’t use it.
’How can I know that, when I’ve never tried?
’There’s no order to everything and I can’t find every single thing.
’Delightful! Delightful!’ ‘What’s delightful?’ asked Tommy. ‘Me,’ said Pippi smugly
’Help us before we perish! On this island without snuff for two days and fading fast.
’Oh my dear little squiggle. Don’t let me grow any biggle.
’Aha,’ said Pippi. ‘This must be my lucky day. I like policemen more than anything. After rhubarb crumble.
’Don’t worry! I’ll be all right!
’It’s absolutely best for little children to have a more organized life. Especially if they can organize it themselves!
’I am frecklier and more beautiful than ever. If it carries on like this I’ll be downright irresistible.
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