Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.
BILL WATTERSONEvery artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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At 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.
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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
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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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Calvin: Today for show and tell, I’ve brought a tiny miracle of nature: a single snowflake!
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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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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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That’s the whole problem with science. You’ve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.
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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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Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?
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Scientific Progress goes boink?
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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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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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You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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