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.

Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.

I've never sat down to quantify how many hours I actually spend on the strip. I use the deadlines to estimate my progress; each month I know that I have to produce so many strips, and by the end of the month I'll make sure that I have.

Selling out is usually more a matter of buying in. Sell out, and you’re really buying into someone else’s system of values, rules and rewards.

You can present the material, but you can't make me care.

My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin

Once it's too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.