Astrid Lindgren Quote: If I have managed to brighten up even...

If I have managed to brighten up even one gloomy childhood—then I’m satisfied.

— Astrid Lindgren

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Death, death.

— Astrid Lindgren

Life is something you have to cherish—don’t you understand that?

— Astrid Lindgren

Source: Ronja Rövardotter

“But who tells you to go to bed at night and things like that?” asked Annika.

“I do,” said Pippi. “First I tell myself once very nicely and if I don’t obey, then I tell myself again, very sternly, and if I still don’t obey, then it’s time for a spanking, of course.”

— Astrid Lindgren

Source: Pippi Longstocking - Chapter 1 - 1945

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