I chose to tell the story visually, so that anyone of any age, from any country, could understand it.

So long, Pop! I'm off to check my tiger trap!

I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can play together all night.

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.

I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks. If you can just get most people to leave you alone, you're doing good. If you can find even one person you really like, you're lucky. And if that person can also stand you, you're really lucky.

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

It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what's cool.