Although I’m certainly glad cartoons are finally getting some respect as an art, I’m fairly ambivalent to see cartooning as a legitimate academic offering. If comics need to be deconstructed and explained, something is really wrong with them.
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More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
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Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.
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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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It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.
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Form follows function, as the architects say. With words and pictures, you can do just about anything.
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Problems often look overwhelming at first. The secret is to break problems into small, manageable chunks. If you deal with those, you’re done before you know it.
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Everyone knows that! Hobbes: I’m looking it up. Calvin: You do, and I’ll look up that 12-letter word you played with all the Xs and Js! Hobbes: What’s your score for ZQFMGB? Calvin: 957.
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I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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I’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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Do you feel lonely? I don’t have the courage to face reality so I get lost in my dreams. You know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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I don’t think you’ve ever invited me to… Calvin’s Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin’s Mom: You’re contagious! You can’t have anyone over to play!
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I’m related to people I don’t relate to.
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Animals aren’t conditional about friendships. Animals like you just the way you are. They listen to your problems, they comfort you when you’re sad, and all they ask in return is a little kindness.
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No sport is less organized than Calvinball.
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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!
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I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man’s destruction of forests. . . .
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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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Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
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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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I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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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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You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
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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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