“Sometimes conceiving an affection for an animal is easier than for a human.”

“Sometimes life is truly woeful.”

“The pronunciation of both Sami and Portuguese languages is strikingly similar: the Portuguese evolved from folksy Latin while the Sami evolved from reindeers' howling.”

“It is hard to teach an old dog to sit, as well as it is difficult to teach an old Laplandian rafter to swim.”

“You've got to know how to howl to give yourself an escape route.”

“One has to live a life that creates a writer.”

“Maailma on hyvä kun se on omien uskomusten pituinen ja levyinen.”