Mattis Quotes in Ronja Robbersdaughter (1984)

Mattis: I have my child!

Mattis: You stay here and keep a guarding hand on Lovis. What's so funny?

Skalle-Per: I'm to keep a guarding hand on Lovis?

Mattis: Yes. In case a brute comes, or such.

Skalle-Per: If a brute comes and takes on Lovis, then I'd have to keep a guarding hand on the brute instead!

Mattis: He is lacking me!

Mattis: Take your son, Borka. But you cannot return a child to me, for I don't have one.

Borka: What are you saying?

Mattis: I'm saying you can have your son back. But you can't return a daughter to me, for I don't have a child.

Lovis: But I've got one! Even though the child's father has gone more than a little bit crazy.

Skalle-Per: Vargklämman is snowed in, not a robber will get out all winter.

Ronja: Snowed in? But how am I supposed to meet... I mean, how am I supposed to get out into the woods?

Mattis: You won't get there until spring comes, Ronja mine.

Lovis: What a nuisance. Twelve snowed in robbers, and then you to top it off Mattis.

Mattis: [when Ronja is going into the wilderness for the first time] And beware of falling into the river.

Ronja: What do I do if I fall into the river?

Mattis: Then you swim!

Ronja: Alright then...