My problem is that I don’t paint ambitiously. It’s all catch and release – just tiny fish that aren’t really worth the trouble to clean and cook.
BILL WATTERSONIf your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Few things are less comforting than a tiger who’s up too late.
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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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That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
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Mothers are the necessity of invention.
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There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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Like delicate lace, so the threads intertwine, oh, gossamer web of wond’rous design! Such beauty and grace wild nature produces… Ughh, look at that spider suck out that bug’s juices!
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Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.
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I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word ‘booger’ in a newspaper comic strip.
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It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Calvin: Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we can think faster than we speak? Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
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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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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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Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray.
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