625 Quotes by Bill Watterson

  • Author Bill Watterson
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    Miss Wormwood: Calvin, your test was an absolute disgrace! It's obvious you haven't read any of the material. Our first president was not Chef Boy-Ar-Dee and you ought to be ashamed to have turned in such preposterous answers! Calvin: I just don't test well.

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    It's not the medium, but the quality of perception and expression, that determines the significance of art.

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  • Author Bill Watterson
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    Each kind of story has its own problems in writing, but my main concern really is to keep the reader on his toes, or to keep the strip unpredictable. I try to achieve some sort of balance between the two that keeps the reader wondering what's going to happen next and be surprised.

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    As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as I don't even like riding in elevators.

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    Animation, by necessity, is a team sport, and the fewer people with input into my work, the better I like it.

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