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.
BILL WATTERSONIf you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because that reflects the personality of the writer.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!
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So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
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Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.
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[Calvin and Hobbes are playing Scrabble] Calvin: Ha! I’ve got a great word and it’s on a “Double word score” box! Hobbes: “ZQFMGB” isn’t a word! It doesn’t even have a vowel! Calvin: It is so a word! It’s a worm found in New Guinea!
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I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.
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As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever.
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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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It’s gratifying to hear that from people who care about comic art. I never know what to make of it when someone writes to say, “Calvin and Hobbes is the best strip in the paper. I like it even more than Nancy.”
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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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I’m related to people I don’t relate to.
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People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
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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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Yakka foob mog. Grug pubbawup zink wattoom gazork. Chumble spuzz. I love loopholes.
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