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.
BILL WATTERSONAs “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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You have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it’s going to come in handy all the time.
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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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A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.
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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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County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
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I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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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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Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.
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At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. It’s a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because you’ll probably take a few.
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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 tell you all this because it’s worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success.
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You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
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I like my smock. You can tell the quality of the artist by the quality of his smock. Actually, I just like to say smock. Smock smock smock smock smock smock.
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Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
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It’s psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I’ll get a saw.
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Calvin: ME TARZAN! KING OF JUNGLE! Suzy: Nice underpants. Does your mom know you’re over here like this? Calvin:…I don’t think Jane EVER said that to Tarzan.
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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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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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You realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You’re ignorant, but at least you act on it.
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I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.
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Like delicate lace, so the threads intertwine, oh, gossamer web of wond’rous design! Such beauty and grace wild nature produces… Ughh, look at that spider suck out that bug’s juices!
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