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We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.

Bill Watterson

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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Different Inevitable Media Needs
I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Interesting Laughing Life Track
The world of a comic strip ought to be a special place with its own logic and life… I don’t want the issue of Hobbes’s reality settled by a doll manufacturer.
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Issues Reality Special
You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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Body School Spirit
If your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
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Examine Fun Garden Life
Every time I’ve built character, I’ve regretted it.
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Built Character Regretted
Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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Disappointment Friendship Harder Swearing
I wonder where we go when we die?” “…Pittsburgh?” “You mean if we’re good or if we’re bad?
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Mean Wonder
You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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Detours Failure Resources Wells
And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It’s hard to charge admission without a gate.
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Admission Anyone Exciting Gate More
Does anything we say or do in here really matter? Have we done anything important? Have we been happy? Have we made the most of these precious few footsteps?
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Footstep Important Made Matter Precious
I’ll bet my autopsy reveals my mouth is too big.
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Autopsy Bigs Mouths People
If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
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Inspirational Nature Stars
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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Animal Ask Friendship Kindness Problem
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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Being Country Differences Happiness Happy
The way Calvin’s brain is wired, you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
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Brain Hobbies Way

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