I know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?
BILL WATTERSONI know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?
BILL WATTERSONDad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?
BILL WATTERSONHaving an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
BILL WATTERSONGod put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die.
BILL WATTERSONAs “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
BILL WATTERSONRaised to an alarming extent by Madison Avenue and Hollywood, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you’re old and weak… Am I scary, or what?
BILL WATTERSONSince September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
BILL WATTERSONI thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
BILL WATTERSONThe strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.
BILL WATTERSONA day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.
BILL WATTERSONI’m learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework…procrastinating and negotiation.
BILL WATTERSONWeekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we can think faster than we speak? Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
BILL WATTERSONMy whole problem is that my lips move when I think.
BILL WATTERSONWhat’s the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see ’em?
BILL WATTERSON