If your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
BILL WATTERSONIf your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
BILL WATTERSONI don’t think you’ve ever invited me to… Calvin’s Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin’s Mom: You’re contagious! You can’t have anyone over to play!
BILL WATTERSONI’m learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework…procrastinating and negotiation.
BILL WATTERSONWith each decision, we tell ourselves and the world who we are. Think about what you want out of this life, and recognize that there are many kinds of success.
BILL WATTERSONAll the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they’ll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won’t be the same as what I grew up with.
BILL WATTERSONYou will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
BILL WATTERSONMy likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin
BILL WATTERSONEvery time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
BILL WATTERSONCounty library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
BILL WATTERSONMy whole problem is that my lips move when I think.
BILL WATTERSONEverybody I know fails the acid test of friendship.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes.
BILL WATTERSONGetting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
BILL WATTERSONAnd it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
BILL WATTERSONWhat’s the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see ’em?
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 WATTERSON