Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
William Boyd "Bill" Watterson IIis an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on licensing and comic syndication and his move back into private life after he stopped...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth5 July 1958
CountryUnited States of America
Bill Watterson quotes about
I wonder if you can refuse to inherit the world.
I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.
Genius is never understood in its own time.
HOBBES: All this modern technology just makes people try to do everything at once.
The way Calvin's brain is wired you can almost hear the fuses blowing.
I say if a novelty Christmas song is funny one time, then it is funny every time. - Calvin
It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw.
A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever. You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
Virtual reality has nothing on Calvin.
Blustery cold days should be spend propped up in bed with a mug of hot chocolate and a pile of comic books.
The world of a comic strip ought to be a special place with its own logic and life... I don't want the issue of Hobbes's reality settled by a doll manufacturer.
Is it truly being good if the only reason I behave well is so I can get more loot at Christmas? I mean, really, all I'm doing is saying I can be bribed.
I've got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.