Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
BILL WATTERSONSuddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
BILL WATTERSONOn the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money.
BILL WATTERSONNo sport is less organized than Calvinball.
BILL WATTERSON[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,
BILL WATTERSONLife’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
BILL WATTERSONOne 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.
BILL WATTERSONCreating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must’ve hit a window. Calvin: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so delicate. Sighhh… once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
BILL WATTERSONI like my smock. You can tell the quality of the artist by the quality of his smock. Actually, I just like to say smock. Smock smock smock smock smock smock.
BILL WATTERSONIt’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
BILL WATTERSONSo, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
BILL WATTERSONAs 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.
BILL WATTERSONI’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.
BILL WATTERSONHobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models.
BILL WATTERSONWe all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Medically speaking:. That’s love?!?….. Hobbes: Heck, that happened to me once, but I figured it was cooties!!
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