Bill Watterson: Quotes about thinking

“Calvin: Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we can think faster than we speak?.
Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
p.171”

“I'm a misunderstood genius."
"What's misunderstood?"
"Nobody thinks I'm a genius.”

“Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said 'I think I’ll drink whatever comes out of these when I squeeze ’em?”

“I think hiccup cures were really invented for the amusement of the patient's friends.”

“I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can play together all night.”

“Hobbes: Do you think there's a God?
Calvin: Well, somebody's out to get me!”

“Calvin: I'd hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
p39”

“Calvin: I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
p77”

“I've been thinking Hobbes"
"On a weekend?"
"Well, it wasn't on purpose”

“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.”

“People pay more attention when they think you’re up to something.”

“For no reason I can think of, I've wandered far astray. And that is how I got to where I find myself today.”

“Calvin's Dad: I don't think I'd have been in such a hurry to reach adulthood if I'd known the whole thing was going to be ad-libbed.”

“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!'?”

“The only part I understand is what went into the creation of the strip. What readers take away from it is up to them. Once the strip is published, readers bring their own experiences to it, and the work takes on a life of its own. Everyone responds differently to different parts. I just tried to write honestly, and I tried to make this little world fun to look at, so people would take the time to read it. That was the full extent of my concern. You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens. I can't explain why the strip caught on the way it did, and I don't think I could ever duplicate it. A lot of things have to go right all at once.”