Childhood Quotes by Bill Watterson

8 Childhood quotes by Bill Watterson

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Bill Watterson’s reflections on childhood gather in eight short excerpts. This modest set captures his playful humor and the spirit that inspired his beloved comic world.

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Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.

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“[Uh-oh, it's bath time for Calvin.] MOM, who sits in the living room, has turned toward the door. Very likely she is…

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“Calvin, yelling: Mom, can I set fire to my bed mattress? Calvin's Mom: No, Calvin. Calvin: Can I ride my tricycle on…

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“I've never understood people who remember childhood as an idyllic time.”

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“Calvin's Mom confronts him as he stands at the open front door, going to school: Calvin, are you going to take that…

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“[At first, Calvin's at school, in his classroom.] CALVIN'S TEACHER: "We'll see what the principal has to say about your attention span,…

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“[Calvin's Mom is driving him somewhere.] CALVIN: Mom, can I drive on the way back? CALVIN'S MOM: Of course not, Calvin. CALVIN:…

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People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.

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Calvin: Today for show and tell, I've brought a tiny miracle of nature: a single snowflake! I think we might all learn a lesson…

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What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?

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In the right hands, a comic strip attains a beauty and elegance that, really, I would put against any other art.

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If you give a little credit to the concept of the artist, I think you ought to indulge excesses a bit, because that reflects…

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The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that's even worse

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By golly, life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be!…

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I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and…

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