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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.

Bill Watterson

Sleepwalking?” “Nightmare?” “Homicidal psycho jungle cat!
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Cat Nightmare Psycho
I tell you all this because it’s worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success.
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Detours Ideas Recognizing Success Trying
I think of football as a sport the way ducks think of hunting as a sport.
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Football Sports Thinking
As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
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Drawing Reality Writing
It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Done Hard Surprising
Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!
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Humorous Running Solid Water
I wonder if you can refuse to inherit the world.
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Refuse Wonder World
That’s the whole problem with science. You’ve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.
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Problem Science Trying Unimaginable
Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
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Envy Successful Years
All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they’ll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won’t be the same as what I grew up with.
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Looks Media Thinking
And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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Admission Anyone Exciting Gate More
As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever.
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Congratulations Forever Long
The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
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Funny Future Humorous
At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. It’s a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because you’ll probably take a few.
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Along Around Detroit Enjoy Good Probably Time
Of course, REAL zombies never get the giggles when they look at each other.
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Looks Other Real Zombie
Once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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Appreciate Late Miracle

I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.

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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.

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