I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
BILL WATTERSONNow if a joke is in bad taste or it’s not funny, okay, that’s awhole different thing, but how you craft a joke is really what the writer’s job is, and I don’t think that technique should be subject to any editorial constraints.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
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I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man’s destruction of forests. . . .
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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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Animals aren’t conditional about friendships. Animals like you just the way you are. They listen to your problems, they comfort you when you’re sad, and all they ask in return is a little kindness.
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I like my smock. You can tell the quality of the artist by the quality of his smock. Actually, I just like to say smock. Smock smock smock smock smock smock.
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You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.
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Reading goes faster if you don’t sweat comprehension.
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They say the secret of success is being at the right place at the right time, but since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right place and just hang around.
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I’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
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I’m related to people I don’t relate to.
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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.
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So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
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