As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
BILL WATTERSONThat’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Calvin: ME TARZAN! KING OF JUNGLE! Suzy: Nice underpants. Does your mom know you’re over here like this? Calvin:…I don’t think Jane EVER said that to Tarzan.
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Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming.
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Art has to keep moving and discovering to stay alive.
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If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
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Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
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If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
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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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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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People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
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I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
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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’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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What’s the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see ’em?
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I don’t think I’d have been in such a hurry to reach adulthood if I’d known the whole thing was going to be ad-libbed.
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