You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
BILL WATTERSONArt has to keep moving and discovering to stay alive.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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My problem is that I don’t paint ambitiously. It’s all catch and release – just tiny fish that aren’t really worth the trouble to clean and cook.
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In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive.
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It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?
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I knew you’d win! Oh! Oh! Aarg! [Calvin runs in circles around Hobbes screaming “Aaaaaaaaaaaa”, then falls over.] Hobbes: Look, it’s just a game. Calvin: I know! You should see me when I lose in real life!
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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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[Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It’s me, Calvin! I was wondering if you’d like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy,
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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.
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Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.
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Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming.
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So, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
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I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
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Like delicate lace, so the threads intertwine, oh, gossamer web of wond’rous design! Such beauty and grace wild nature produces… Ughh, look at that spider suck out that bug’s juices!
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