It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what’s cool.
BILL WATTERSONSurprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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Calvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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If you can’t win by reason, go for volume.
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Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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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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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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I don’t know how to spell it and I’m not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I’ll stop you when…Hello?
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Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
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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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I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
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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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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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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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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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I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life…procrastinating and rationalizing.
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Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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Calvin the zombie searches for food. Horribly, the undead feed upon the living! …Although, in a pinch, a PBJ will do, if you eat it messily enough.
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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’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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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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It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
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The world of a comic strip ought to be a special place with its own logic and life… I don’t want the issue of Hobbes’s reality settled by a doll manufacturer.
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I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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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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