They can’t chain my spirit! My spirit runs free! Walls can’t contain it! Laws can’t restrain it! Authority has no power over it!
BILL WATTERSONHobbes: Do you think there’s a God? Calvin: Well, somebody’s out to get me!
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He’s one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
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I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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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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County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
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I don’t enjoy lettering very much, but that’s the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.
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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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Sleepwalking?” “Nightmare?” “Homicidal psycho jungle cat!
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So, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.
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In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art.
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There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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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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Someday, I’d like to meet that little boy… and tell him the awful TRUTH ABOUT THIS PLACE!! Calvin’s Dad: Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid Lima beans.
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It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.
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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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