Bill Watterson: Trending quotes (page 8)

“They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines."
"Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce."
"We need more special effects and dance numbers.”

“Virtual reality has nothing on Calvin.”

“Paul Gauguin asked, "whence do we come? What are we? Where are we going?" Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I came from my room, I'm a kid with big plans, and I'm going outside! See ya later! Say, who the heck is Paul Gauguin anyway?”

“My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin”

“Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.”

“I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word 'booger' in a newspaper comic strip.”

“Calvin: I'm a genius. I can't believe how smart I am.
… I've got more brains than I know what to do with.
Hobbes: So I've noticed.”

“Sleepwalking?"
"Nightmare?"
"Homicidal psycho jungle cat!”

“So long, Pop! I'm off to check my tiger trap!”

“Calvin: Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend.
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“I'm resolving to just wing it and see what happens.”

“Calvin: If you do the job badly enough, sometimes you don't get asked to do it again.
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“Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I can"t find them.
Mom: I haven't seen them.
Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!”

“The more you think about things, the weirder they seem. Take this milk. Why do we drink COW milk?? Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said, 'I think I'll drink whatever comes out of these things when I squeeze 'em!'?”

“You can make your superhero a psychopath, you can draw gut-splattering violence, and you can call it a "graphic novel," but comic books are still incredibly stupid.”

“The only permanent rule in Calvinball is that you can never play it the same way twice! (Calvin)”

“I'm a man of few words."
"If you read more, you might have a larger vocabulary.”

“I should be doing my homework now. But the way I look at it, playing in the snow is a lot more important. Out here I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life.

- Such as?

- Procrastination and rationalization.”

“Calvin: It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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