Calvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes.
BILL WATTERSONKnow what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.
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Like delicate lace, so the threads intertwine, oh, gossamer web of wond’rous design! Such beauty and grace wild nature produces… Ughh, look at that spider suck out that bug’s juices!
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It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
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It’s going to be a grim day when the world is run by a generation that doesn’t know anything but what it’s seen on TV.
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Hold it. You know what I’d like to see? I’d like to see the three bears eat the three little pigs, and then the bears join up with the big bad wolf and eat Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood! Tell me a story like that, OK?
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You have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it’s going to come in handy all the time.
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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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The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.
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Reading goes faster if you don’t sweat comprehension.
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Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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If your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
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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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I know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?
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Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He’s one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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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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No sport is less organized than Calvinball.
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I tell you all this because it’s worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success.
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I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.
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I’ll bet my autopsy reveals my mouth is too big.
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Of course, REAL zombies never get the giggles when they look at each other.
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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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Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.
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I’m related to people I don’t relate to.
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Hobbes: Do you think there’s a God? Calvin: Well, somebody’s out to get me!
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