What I try to do in writing any character is to put myself in his position.

HOBBES: All this modern technology just makes people try to do everything at once.

Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.

Each kind of story has its own problems in writing, but my main concern really is to keep the reader on his toes, or to keep the strip unpredictable. I try to achieve some sort of balance between the two that keeps the reader wondering what's going to happen next and be surprised.

Calvin: Medically speaking:. That's love?!?..... Hobbes: Heck, that happened to me once, but I figured it was cooties!!

It's not the medium, but the quality of perception and expression, that determines the significance of art.

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!