[Tove Jansson] describes experiencing love with a woman for the first time:

‘It came as such a huge surprise. Like finding a new and wondrous room in an old house one thought one knew from top to bottom. Just stepping straight in, and not being able to fathom how one had never known it existed… . I’m finally experiencing myself as a woman where love is concerned, it’s bringing me peace and ecstasy for the first time.’