Bill Watterson · 128 pages
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“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.”
― Bill Watterson, quote from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
“The only permanent rule in Calvinball is that you can never play it the same way twice! (Calvin)”
― Bill Watterson, quote from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
“I wish people were more like animals. Animals don't try to change you or make you fit in. They just enjoy the pleasure of your company. Animals aren't conditional about friendships. Animals like you just the way you are. They listen to your problems, they comfort you when you're sad, and all they ask in return is a little kindness.”
― Bill Watterson, quote from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
“The score is still Q to 12!”
― Bill Watterson, quote from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
“Susie: Hi Calvin! Aren't you excited about going to school? Look at all these great school supplies I got! I love having new notebooks and stuff!
Calvin:All I've got to say is they're not making me learn any foreign languages. If English is good enough for me, then by golly, it's good enough for the rest of the world! Everyone should just speak English or shut up, that's what I say!
Susie: You should maybe check the chemical content of your breakfast cereal.”
― Bill Watterson, quote from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
“Relationships are complicated."
"Not all of them. For instance, our relationship is very simple. You are annoying; I am annoyed. See? Totally uncomplicated.”
― Lauren Stewart, quote from Hyde
“Most of us appear to believe that we are more athletic, intelligent, organized, ethical, logical, interesting, open-minded, and healthy-not to mention more attractive-than the average person.”
― Daniel Todd Gilbert, quote from Stumbling on Happiness
“People and their dwellings were such a thin dust on the surface of the globe, like invisible specks of bacteria on an orange, and the feeble lights of kebab shops and supermarkets failed utterly to register on the infinities of space above.”
― Michel Faber, quote from The Book of Strange New Things
“I now had the pleasure of her company 24/7.
Joy.
Kit broke the awkward silence. “This looks delicious, honey. You’ve done it again.” Grinning, he raised his fork in a mock salute.
My dad, the dork.
I suppressed a sigh. If this silly, white-gloved dingbat made my father happy—and I knew she did—it was my solemn duty as his progeny to suffer it.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Terminal
“I don't love Beau yet, I don't think. But being with him feels like a better version of being alone, and in that way, I think we are each other's.”
― Emily Henry, quote from The Love That Split the World
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