I can never enjoy Sundays, because in the back of my mind I always know I’ve got to go to school the next day. It’s like trying to enjoy your last meal before the execution.
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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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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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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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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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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A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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I don’t know how to spell it and I’m not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I’ll stop you when…Hello?
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I’d hate to have a kid like me.
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Calvin: Medically speaking:. That’s love?!?….. Hobbes: Heck, that happened to me once, but I figured it was cooties!!
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I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
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I think of football as a sport the way ducks think of hunting as a sport.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find your inner motivation to seek for new ideas on your own.
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When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.
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Calvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart – almost as good and a lot cheaper!
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