Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?
BILL WATTERSONI 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!
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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Few things are less comforting than a tiger who’s up too late.
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My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin
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You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.
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Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.
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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 would turn out rough idea after rough idea, and he would veto eighty percent of them. I pretty much prostituted myself for six months but I couldn’t please him, so he sent me packing.
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If you can’t control your peanut butter, you can’t expect to control your life.
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A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.
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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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I’ll bet my autopsy reveals my mouth is too big.
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Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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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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