Calvin: ME TARZAN! KING OF JUNGLE! Suzy: Nice underpants. Does your mom know you’re over here like this? Calvin:…I don’t think Jane EVER said that to Tarzan.
BILL WATTERSONCreating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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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Do you feel lonely? I don’t have the courage to face reality so I get lost in my dreams. You know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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I’ve always tried to make the strip animated, even when the characters aren’t moving, with expressions or perspectives or some sort of exaggeration.
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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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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.
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The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
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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 wonder if you can refuse to inherit the world.
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We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.
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Calvin: Life’s a lot more fun when you aren’t responsible for your actions.
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When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.
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Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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It’s gratifying to hear that from people who care about comic art. I never know what to make of it when someone writes to say, “Calvin and Hobbes is the best strip in the paper. I like it even more than Nancy.”
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It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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