As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
BILL WATTERSONLeader, bandits at 2 o’clock! Roger; it’s only 1:30 now-what’ll I do ’til then?
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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I’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.
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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.
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You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D’s in school. Well guess what, I get F’s!!!
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MOMMMM, I’m thirsty… What’s this, just water?
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A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.
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That’s one of the remarkable things about life. It’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.
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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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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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My whole problem is that my lips move when I think.
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[Calvin and Hobbes are playing Scrabble] Calvin: Ha! I’ve got a great word and it’s on a “Double word score” box! Hobbes: “ZQFMGB” isn’t a word! It doesn’t even have a vowel! Calvin: It is so a word! It’s a worm found in New Guinea!
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As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever.
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You have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it’s going to come in handy all the time.
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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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Scientific Progress goes boink?
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Does anything we say or do in here really matter? Have we done anything important? Have we been happy? Have we made the most of these precious few footsteps?
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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
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Isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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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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I like my smock. You can tell the quality of the artist by the quality of his smock. Actually, I just like to say smock. Smock smock smock smock smock smock.
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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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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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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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