Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
BILL WATTERSONTo invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
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The world of a comic strip ought to be a special place with its own logic and life… I don’t want the issue of Hobbes’s reality settled by a doll manufacturer.
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Calvin: Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we can think faster than we speak? Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
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One of the jokes I really like is that the fantasies are drawn more realistically than reality, since that says a lot about what’s going on in Calvin’s head.
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Calvin:”It says here that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses.’…what do you suppose that means?” Television: “…it means that Karl Marx hadn’t seen anything yet
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In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art.
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I’ve always tried to make the strip animated, even when the characters aren’t moving, with expressions or perspectives or some sort of exaggeration.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
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When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.
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We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.
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If your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
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Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray.
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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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