County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
BILL WATTERSONTomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word ‘booger’ in a newspaper comic strip.
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Few things are less comforting than a tiger who’s up too late.
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Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member of Captain Napalm’s Thermonuclear League of Liberty.
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I’ve been interested in cartooning all my life. I read the comics as a kid, and I did cartoons for high school publications – the newspaper and yearbook and soon. In college, I got interested in political cartooning and did political cartoons.
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From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.
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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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So, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
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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 know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?
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Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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Since September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
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[Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It’s me, Calvin! I was wondering if you’d like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy,
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Form follows function, as the architects say. With words and pictures, you can do just about anything.
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I don’t think you’ve ever invited me to… Calvin’s Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin’s Mom: You’re contagious! You can’t have anyone over to play!
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I’m not a vegetarian! I’m a dessertarian!
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