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 WATTERSONPeople think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
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To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.
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People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
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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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There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.
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Calvin the zombie searches for food. Horribly, the undead feed upon the living! …Although, in a pinch, a PBJ will do, if you eat it messily enough.
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It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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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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At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. It’s a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because you’ll probably take a few.
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That’s the whole problem with science. You’ve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.
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Suddenly, we realize our time in here is fleeting. Is our quick experience here pointless?
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Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must’ve hit a window. Calvin: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so delicate. Sighhh… once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.
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Since September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
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Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.
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