Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure.
BILL WATTERSONLife is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure.
BILL WATTERSONThere is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
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.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: 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.
BILL WATTERSONI thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
BILL WATTERSONEverybody I know fails the acid test of friendship.
BILL WATTERSONI’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
BILL WATTERSONThat’s the whole problem with science. You’ve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.
BILL WATTERSONIf 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.
BILL WATTERSONRaised to an alarming extent by Madison Avenue and Hollywood, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you’re old and weak… Am I scary, or what?
BILL WATTERSONSo, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
BILL WATTERSONThe secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that’s even worse
BILL WATTERSONLook! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!
BILL WATTERSONAlthough I’m certainly glad cartoons are finally getting some respect as an art, I’m fairly ambivalent to see cartooning as a legitimate academic offering. If comics need to be deconstructed and explained, something is really wrong with them.
BILL WATTERSONI wonder where we go when we die?” “…Pittsburgh?” “You mean if we’re good or if we’re bad?
BILL WATTERSON