I wonder where we go when we die?” “…Pittsburgh?” “You mean if we’re good or if we’re bad?
BILL WATTERSONWhat 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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I knew you’d win! Oh! Oh! Aarg! [Calvin runs in circles around Hobbes screaming “Aaaaaaaaaaaa”, then falls over.] Hobbes: Look, it’s just a game. Calvin: I know! You should see me when I lose in real life!
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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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Someday, I’d like to meet that little boy… and tell him the awful TRUTH ABOUT THIS PLACE!! Calvin’s Dad: Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid Lima beans.
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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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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
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If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
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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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Isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
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They say the secret of success is being at the right place at the right time, but since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right place and just hang around.
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Although 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.
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MOMMMM, I’m thirsty… What’s this, just water?
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Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?
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The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.
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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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I’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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If you’ve ever compared a film to a novel it’s based on, you know the novel gets bludgeoned. It’s inevitable, because different media have different strengths and needs, and when you make a movie, the movie’s needs get served.
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I’m not a vegetarian! I’m a dessertarian!
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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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Scientific Progress goes boink?
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If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
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My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin
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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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And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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I wonder if you can refuse to inherit the world.
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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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