To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

The writing doesn't distract me while I'm drawing and vice versa. I can devote my full attention to each.

Wow, it really snowed last night! Isn't it wonderful? Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand new! A new year ... a fresh, clean start! It's like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on! A day full of possibilities! It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy ... let's go exploring!

If you're a painter, it's simply taken for granted that you'll spend a lot of time in museums studying great paintings, but if you're a cartoonist, it used to be very hard to see an original cartoon drawing.

I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me.

Leader, bandits at 2 o'clock! Roger; it's only 1:30 now-what'll I do 'til then?

Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I can"t find them. Mom: I haven't seen them. Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!