The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.

What's the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em?

Books are almost always better than the movies made from them, because there are things books do well and things movies do well, but usually those things don't overlap: the same with comics and animation.

Calvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes: Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce. Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.

Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN

The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.

I write separately from the inking up. I'm sure this varies from cartoonist to cartoonist; I find that the writing is the hard part and the drawing is the fun part.