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.
BILL WATTERSONI thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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 can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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I would turn out rough idea after rough idea, and he would veto eighty percent of them. I pretty much prostituted myself for six months but I couldn’t please him, so he sent me packing.
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I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
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Once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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It’s going to be a grim day when the world is run by a generation that doesn’t know anything but what it’s seen on TV.
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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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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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The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
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Barney’s Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan when his dad said “Eat your peas.” Barney shouted no and ran Barney tricked his mean old dad and locked him in the cellar Barney’s Mom never found out where he’d gone, Cause Barney didn’t tell her. T
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Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray.
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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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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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