You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
BILL WATTERSONEveryone 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.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must’ve hit a window. Calvin: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so delicate. Sighhh… once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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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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The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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I can never enjoy Sundays, because in the back of my mind I always know I’ve got to go to school the next day. It’s like trying to enjoy your last meal before the execution.
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I try to make everyone’s day a little more surreal.
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Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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I’m a misunderstood genius.” “What’s misunderstood?” “Nobody thinks I’m a genius.
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I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
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What’s the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see ’em?
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Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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I’d like to see cartoonists measuring their work by higher standards than how many papers their strips are in and how much money they make.
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On the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money.
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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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You know, there are times when it’s a source of personal pride to not be human.
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Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
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