All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they’ll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won’t be the same as what I grew up with.
BILL WATTERSONMs. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member of Captain Napalm’s Thermonuclear League of Liberty.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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It’s psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I’ll get a saw.
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County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
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On 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.
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We 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.
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Good friends are hard to come by… I need more money.
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You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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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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My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin
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Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.
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You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
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So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
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Calvin: 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.
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Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that’s even worse
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