Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
BILL WATTERSONReading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming.
More Bill Watterson Quotes
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I don’t know how to spell it and I’m not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I’ll stop you when…Hello?
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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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I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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Calvin: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity.
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If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
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Calvin: Medically speaking:. That’s love?!?….. Hobbes: Heck, that happened to me once, but I figured it was cooties!!
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Everybody I know fails the acid test of friendship.
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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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Leader, bandits at 2 o’clock! Roger; it’s only 1:30 now-what’ll I do ’til then?
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If you’ve ever compared a film to a novel it’s based on, you know the novel gets bludgeoned. It’s inevitable, because different media have different strengths and needs, and when you make a movie, the movie’s needs get served.
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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.
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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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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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I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
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