Quotes by Bill Watterson

“Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery -- it recharges by running.”

“By golly, lifes too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron whos got an idea how I ought to be! I dont need advice! Everyone can just stay out of my face!”

“They cant chain my spirit! My spirit runs free! Walls cant contain it! Laws cant restrain it! Authority has no power over it!”

“From now on, Ill connect the dots my own way.”

“If your knees arent green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

“Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.”

“Mom and Dad say I should make my life an example of the principles I believe in. But every time I do, they tell me to stop it.”

“Its surprising how hard well work when the work is done just for ourselves.”

“When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.”

“The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!”

“Heck, whats a little extortion among friends?”

“I wont eat any cereal that doesnt turn the milk purple.”

“. . . its worth recognizing that there is no such thing as an overnight success. You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive. At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. Its a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because youll probably take a few.”

“I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.”

“Mom and Dad can make the rulesAnd certain things forbid,But I can make them wish that theyhad never had a kid.”

“Enemy fighters at two oclock!Roger. What should I do until then?”

“If you cant control your peanut butter, you cant expect to control your life.”

“Thats the whole problem with science. Youve got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder.”

“Ive got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.”

“If life is just a stage, then we are all running around ad-libbing, with absolutely no clue what the plot is. Maybe thats why we dont know whether its a comedy or tragedy.”