But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He’s one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
BILL WATTERSONAlthough I’m certainly glad cartoons are finally getting some respect as an art, I’m fairly ambivalent to see cartooning as a legitimate academic offering. If comics need to be deconstructed and explained, something is really wrong with them.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
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Calvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
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Good friends are hard to come by… I need more money.
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Yakka foob mog. Grug pubbawup zink wattoom gazork. Chumble spuzz. I love loopholes.
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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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A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.
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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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Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn’t want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you’d cheat!
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Calvin:”It says here that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses.’…what do you suppose that means?” Television: “…it means that Karl Marx hadn’t seen anything yet
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Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?
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I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man’s destruction of forests. . . .
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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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There are no restrictions of taste, approach, or subject matter. The gatekeepers are gone, so the prospect for new and different voices is exciting. Or at least it will be if anyone reads them.
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