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.

I've always been a huge fan of fantasy and adventure, putting yourself in someone else's shoes, I'm sure that's why I'm an actor. It's why I played with action figures as a kid, that's why I wrote and drew and read comics as a kid.

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."

Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running.

People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

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

You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.