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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More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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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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Hello Dad! It is now three in the morning. Do you know where I am?
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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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The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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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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Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.
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I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
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There are no restrictions of taste, approach, or subject matter. The gatekeepers are gone, so the prospect for new and different voices is exciting. Or at least it will be if anyone reads them.
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In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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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’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
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There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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I’ve always tried to make the strip animated, even when the characters aren’t moving, with expressions or perspectives or some sort of exaggeration.
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