It's gratifying to hear that from people who care about comic art. I never know what to make of it when someone writes to say, "Calvin and Hobbes is the best strip in the paper. I like it even more than Nancy."

Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a 'possum stuck in your collar?

I'm related to people I don't relate to.

Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.

Garry Trudeau is the only cartoonist with the clout to get his strip published large enough to accomodate extended dialogue. It's ashame.

But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He's one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!

CALVIN: When I grow up I want to be an inventor. First I will invent a time machine. Then I'll come back to yesterday and take myself to tomorrow and skip this dumb assignment.