I’ve been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.
BILL WATTERSONCalvin: 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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I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word ‘booger’ in a newspaper comic strip.
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So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they’re already met?
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I let my mind wander and it didn’t come back.
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County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that’s the problem.
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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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Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
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There are no restrictions of taste, approach, or subject matter. The gatekeepers are gone, so the prospect for new and different voices is exciting. Or at least it will be if anyone reads them.
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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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Calvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I’m cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.
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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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I keep forgetting that rules are only for little nice people.
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As “Calvin and Hobbes” went on, the writing pushed the drawings into greater complexity.
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You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.
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Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
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