We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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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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It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
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The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they’ll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won’t be the same as what I grew up with.
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
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Art has to keep moving and discovering to stay alive.
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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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Hobbes: Do you think there’s a God? Calvin: Well, somebody’s out to get me!
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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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Tomorrow we’ll not only seize the day, we’ll throttle it.
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Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
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If you’ve ever compared a film to a novel it’s based on, you know the novel gets bludgeoned. It’s inevitable, because different media have different strengths and needs, and when you make a movie, the movie’s needs get served.
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They say the secret of success is being at the right place at the right time, but since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right place and just hang around.
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