Reality continues to ruin my life.
BILL WATTERSONTo invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man’s destruction of forests. . . .
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The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.
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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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If 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.
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Good friends are hard to come by… I need more money.
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My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin
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Calvin: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
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You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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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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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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Now if a joke is in bad taste or it’s not funny, okay, that’s awhole different thing, but how you craft a joke is really what the writer’s job is, and I don’t think that technique should be subject to any editorial constraints.
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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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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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