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Bill Watterson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 5
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What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?
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No sport is less organized than Calvinball.
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I've never sat down to quantify how many hours I actually spend on the strip. I use the deadlines to estimate my progress each month I know that I have to produce so many strips, and by the end of the month I'll make sure that I have.
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Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made.
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I always think of Popeye and Barney Google as quintessential comic strips in that old rollicky, slapstick way we've sort of lost.
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I'm not a vegetarian! I'm a dessertarian!
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If you've ever compared a film to a novel it's based on, you know the novel gets bludgeoned. It's inevitable, because different media have different strengths and needs, and when you make a movie, the movie's needs get served.
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The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.
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My guess is that the editor [Cincinnati Post] wanted his own Jeff MacNelly (a Pulitzer winner at 24), and I didn't live up to his expectations. My Cincinnati days were pretty Kafkaesque.
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If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?
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I like maxims that don't encourage behavior modification.
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Years from now, when I'm successful and happy, ...and he's in prison... I hope I'm not too mature to gloat.
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Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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Mom’s not feeling well. So I’m making her a get well card.” “That’s thoughtful of you.” See, on the front it says, ‘Get Well Soon’ … and on the inside it says,’Because my bed isn’t made, my clothes need to be put away and I’m hungry. Love Calvin.’ Want to sign it?” “Sure, I’m hungry too
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Reading goes faster if you don't sweat comprehension.
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I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
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I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.
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Garry Trudeau is the only cartoonist with the clout to get his strip published large enough to accomodate extended dialogue. It's ashame.
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You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.
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Calvin is hammering nails into coffee table. Mom: CALVIN WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE COFFEE TABLE?!? Calvin: Is this some sort of trick question, or what?
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