Boy, there’s nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
BILL WATTERSONYou realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You’re ignorant, but at least you act on it.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Hold it. You know what I’d like to see? I’d like to see the three bears eat the three little pigs, and then the bears join up with the big bad wolf and eat Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood! Tell me a story like that, OK?
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You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D’s in school. Well guess what, I get F’s!!!
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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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Barney’s Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan when his dad said “Eat your peas.” Barney shouted no and ran Barney tricked his mean old dad and locked him in the cellar Barney’s Mom never found out where he’d gone, Cause Barney didn’t tell her. T
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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
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But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He’s one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
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Of course, REAL zombies never get the giggles when they look at each other.
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The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.
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Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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I’ve been interested in cartooning all my life. I read the comics as a kid, and I did cartoons for high school publications – the newspaper and yearbook and soon. In college, I got interested in political cartooning and did political cartoons.
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I’m learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework…procrastinating and negotiation.
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I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word ‘booger’ in a newspaper comic strip.
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What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn’t want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you’d cheat!
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If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
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