It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what’s cool.
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I wonder where we go when we die?” “…Pittsburgh?” “You mean if we’re good or if we’re bad?
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For me, it’s been liberating to put myself in the mind of a fictitious six year-old each day, and rediscover my own curiosity.
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Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
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Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
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Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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Once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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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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On the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money.
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We all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.
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You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
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All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they’ll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won’t be the same as what I grew up with.
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Calvin: Trick or treat! Adult: Where’s your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I’m yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet.
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Now if a joke is in bad taste or it’s not funny, okay, that’s awhole different thing, but how you craft a joke is really what the writer’s job is, and I don’t think that technique should be subject to any editorial constraints.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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