Bill WattersonYou can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.371Politics
Bill WattersonI've got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.372Philosophy
Bill WattersonAs far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway. ✨ The Indispensable Calvin and … ▶361Reading
Bill WattersonDid you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him? ✨ Calvin and Hobbes. Comic strip by Bill Watterson, www.huffingtonpost.com. Nov… ▶372Reflection
Bill WattersonYou are demoted from First Tiger to bulk rate.373Truth
Bill WattersonWow, it really snowed last night! Isn't it wonderful? Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand new! A new year ... a fresh, clean start! It's like having a big w… ▶373Time
Bill WattersonI think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction. ✨ The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury. Book by Bill Watterson, O… ▶363ReadingThoughtTime
Bill WattersonReading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life tr… ▶374LifePhilosophyReading
Bill WattersonThere is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.364Time
Bill WattersonWhy waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous? ✨ Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons. Book by Bill Watterson, April 1992.353ReadingTime
Bill WattersonYeah, but actually, I've got the same questions about God.332Death
Bill WattersonI like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.343Hope
Bill WattersonIt's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves. ✨ Some thoughts on the real world by one who glimpsed it and fled. Bill Watterson's commen… ▶332PhilosophyThought
Bill WattersonReality continues to ruin my life. ✨ Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat. Book by Bill Watterson, October 1994.365LifeReadingTruth
Bill WattersonI thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.354HumorLifeThought
Bill WattersonDad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?321Death
Bill WattersonTo invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble. ✨ Some thoughts on the real world by one who glimpsed i… ▶332LifePhilosophyThought
Bill WattersonLife's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.354Life
Bill WattersonThey say the secret of success is being at the right place at the right time, but since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right … ▶321Time
Bill WattersonWe all have different desires and needs, but if we don't discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled. ✨ Some thoughts … ▶355PhilosophyThought
Bill WattersonWe don't devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.333Hope
Bill WattersonCalvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must've hit a window. Calvin: Isn't it beautiful? It's so delicate. Sighhh... once it's too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is. You … ▶311DeathLifeReading
Bill WattersonCalvin: Trick or treat! Adult: Where's your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming … ▶366Reading
Bill WattersonCalvin: 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.377Thought
Bill WattersonThe only permanent rule in Calvinball is that you can never play it the same way twice! (Calvin)377Reflection
Bill WattersonI'm crying because out there he's gone, but he's not gone inside me.344Sadness
Bill WattersonIt's a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it's light out.301Reading
Bill WattersonI hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word 'booger' in a newspaper comic strip. ✨ Bill Watterson (1996). The Calvin & Hobbes Tenth An… ▶367HopeReading
Bill WattersonThe surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.345Life
Bill WattersonFor your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I am, well TOUGH BEANS! It's a free country! I don't need a… ▶356Humanity