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Reading 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.

Bill Watterson

I’ve been interested in cartooning all my life. I read the comics as a kid, and I did cartoons for high school publications – the newspaper and yearbook and soon. In college, I got interested in political cartooning and did political cartoons.
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Kids Publication School Yearbook
Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
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Command Information Thorough Useless
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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Aggerations Character Expression Moving
I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Interesting Laughing Life Track
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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Allowed Hello Rattle Say Stop Swear Words
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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Ignorant Men Risk
Even when you look for it, you’re never prepared for it.
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Looks never Prepared
[Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It’s me, Calvin! I was wondering if you’d like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy,
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Dad Letting Mom Wondering
I don’t enjoy lettering very much, but that’s the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.
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Lettering Reflection Way Writing
Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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Disappointment Friendship Harder Swearing
It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what’s cool.
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Grow Up Ideas People
Buttons … check. Dials … check. Switches … check. Little colored lights … check.
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Buttons Funny Light
What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn’t want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you’d cheat!
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Cheat Game Idiotic Lose Play Sneaky Some Undermanned
I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn’t have paid for me.
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Children Mom Motivational
As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever.
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Congratulations Forever Long
I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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Reading 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.

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Reading 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.

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