The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart – almost as good and a lot cheaper!
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From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.
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Everyone knows that! Hobbes: I’m looking it up. Calvin: You do, and I’ll look up that 12-letter word you played with all the Xs and Js! Hobbes: What’s your score for ZQFMGB? Calvin: 957.
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Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.
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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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I try to make everyone’s day a little more surreal.
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Problems often look overwhelming at first. The secret is to break problems into small, manageable chunks. If you deal with those, you’re done before you know it.
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Calvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart – almost as good and a lot cheaper!
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A box of new crayons! Now they’re all pointy, lined up in order, bright and perfect. Soon they’ll be a bunch of ground down, rounded, indistinguishable stumps, missing their wrappers and smudged with other colors. Sometimes life seems unbearably tragic.
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Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
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It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
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Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
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I’m related to people I don’t relate to.
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