I hope some historian will confirm that I was the first cartoonist to use the word 'booger' in a newspaper comic strip.

What's the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em?

Art has to keep moving and discovering to stay alive.

Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh! What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn't want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you'd cheat! I knew you'd win! Oh! Oh! Aarg! [Calvin runs in circles around Hobbes screaming "Aaaaaaaaaaaa", then falls over.] Hobbes: Look, it's just a game. Calvin: I know! You should see me when I lose in real life!

HOBBES: Virtue needs some cheaper thrills.

MOMMMM, I'm thirsty... What's this, just water?

I'm pulling out different aspects of my personality in writing each character and, if I'm doing my job well, I'm being true to the situation and true to the character.