Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.
BILL WATTERSONAt 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.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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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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MOMMMM, I’m thirsty… What’s this, just water?
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I tell you all this because it’s worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success.
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Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.
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I try to make everyone’s day a little more surreal.
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I’ve always tried to make the strip animated, even when the characters aren’t moving, with expressions or perspectives or some sort of exaggeration.
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I wonder if you can refuse to inherit the world.
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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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: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes.
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I 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!
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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development.
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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