I’d hate to have a kid like me.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Trick or treat! Adult: Where’s your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I’m yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet.
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The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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Now if a joke is in bad taste or it’s not funny, okay, that’s awhole different thing, but how you craft a joke is really what the writer’s job is, and I don’t think that technique should be subject to any editorial constraints.
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At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find your inner motivation to seek for new ideas on your own.
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What’s the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see ’em?
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Boy, there’s nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
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County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
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That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must’ve hit a window. Calvin: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so delicate. Sighhh… once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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Problems often look overwhelming at first. The secret is to break problems into small, manageable chunks. If you deal with those, you’re done before you know it.
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Reading goes faster if you don’t sweat comprehension.
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Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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Isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
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From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.
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Few things are less comforting than a tiger who’s up too late.
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