Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
BILL WATTERSONI don’t enjoy lettering very much, but that’s the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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If you can’t win by reason, go for volume.
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The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
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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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I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
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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’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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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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I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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Calvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes.
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I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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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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Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development.
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[Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It’s me, Calvin! I was wondering if you’d like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy,
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