Author of quotes: Astrid Lindgren. Page 1

Be strong if needed...

Remember: if you get in a fight and want to end it - cold water much better than a shovel. Don't forget that!

- Into your minds! It is necessary to buy only what you need, ' said dad Emil.
He may be right, who argues, but how to know what is necessary? Lemonade, for example, necessary? Emil, at least, was convinced that the necessary.

When they meet two boys of the same temper, in the eyes if both lights are lit.

The worst is when a child does not know how to play. Such a child is like a small boring old man, from which eventually grows a grown man, stripped, however, the primary benefits of age - wisdom, because she had nowhere to take when one does not have the imagination and generosity, and thus, no bold ideas, no deep thoughts, no feelings.

First of all, I want to be with my children. Then with my friends. And I want to be with you. Entirely. Man is little and is not securely protected from the blows of fate, if not learned to be alone. It's hardly the most important thing in life.

I know what I want and what I don't. Child I wanted, his father - no.

All is vanity of vanities and a striving after wind. We are all the same, all were once nice kids, the kids grew up and will die. And what with the fact that you translated into fifty languages?..

It's a mystery how people manage to live in marriage. To marry, in my opinion, it is necessary very early, and on the other hand, there are fools that marry one, two, three, even at a more Mature age. Only know one thing... there is no such men in the world that could seduce me, a new marriage. The opportunity to be one - it's just incredible happiness: to do, to have an opinion, to act independently, decide to arrange their lives to sleep, to think, oooo!

If I managed to make it lighter though someone's gloomy childhood, then I'm happy.

Leave the kids alone, but be within reach in case you need us.

Oh! Today the war began. Nobody wanted to believe it. Yesterday afternoon we sat down with Alsoi Hollander in Vasa Park, and children played and ran around us, and we heartily criticized Hitler and came to the conclusion that the war probably will not be - and here, today! The Germans bombed in the morning, many Polish cities and invaded Poland from different sides. I was trying not to make reserves, but today I bought some cocoa, a little tea, a little soap and something else. A terrible anxiety gripped all and Sundry. Radio all day periodically reports the news. Called a military service. Prohibited from riding in cars. God help our poor planet, struck with madness!

"I found a piece of paper attached to the letter... I was about the same age as you when I wrote it: Life is not so rotten as it seems. But, like you, I thought that life is lousy. In their 19-20 years old I constantly wanted to give up his life and lived with one girl who wanted it more. But later I started to adapt, and life became quite pleasant. And now, in my present old age, I believe that to be happy is quite difficult, given that the world is what it is, and the fact that I'm no longer young, is a comfort to me. Oh, how invigorating. Suddenly I find. I'm sorry! Yet, Sarah. Life is not so rotten as it seems".

Pippi walked along the street, one foot on the sidewalk, the other on the pavement. Tommy and Annika were keeping an eye on her, but she disappeared around the corner. But soon the girl returned, but now she was walking backwards. And she was so only because I was too lazy to turn around when he decided to return home. When I approached the gate, Tommy and Annika, she stopped. From the minute the children silently staring at each other. Finally Tommy said:
- Why are you backing away like a cancer?
- Why I'm backing away like a cancer? - asked Pippi. - We seem to live in a free country, right? Does every human being can walk as he pleases? And anyway, if you want to know, in Egypt everything is so go, and no it is not the least bit surprised