Bill Watterson: Quotes about life

“Reality continues to ruin my life.”

“I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.”

“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.”

“When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.”

“I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework… procrastinating and negotiation.”

“I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations.”

“Calvin: That's one of the remarkable things about life. It's never so bad that it can't get worse.
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“Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.”

“Calvin: Life's a lot more fun when you're not responsible for your actions.
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“Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure.”

“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.”

“If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life.”

“Calvin: History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction. That's why events are always reinterpreted when values change. We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.
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“I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.”

“Calvin: Mom and Dad say I should make my life an example of the principles I believe in…But every time I do, they tell me to stop it.
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“Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.”

“I suppose if we couldn't laugh at things that don't make sense, we couldn't react to a lot of life.”

“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.”

“Ah, the life of a newspaper cartoonist -- how I miss the groupies, drugs and trashed hotel rooms!”