Classic, clever and wise quotes - Astrid Lindgren had an uncanny ability to formulate punchy lines and memorable lines - about everything from lambs, spinks and onyx days to cherry blossom valleys and the horrors of war. She developed a magical storytelling technique full of emotion and humor, with love to nature and with a pathos for free thought and a humane and meaningful life.In this gift book, there are sections and lines from the books, as well as other quotes collected - both well-known and less well-known. In the first half of the book, we meet all of Astrid's beloved children's book characters, and the second part of the book contains the more adult quotes with Astrid's own statements and comments from her War Diaries.