Calvin: I'm a genius. I can't believe how smart I am. ...I've got more brains than I know what to do with. Hobbes: So I've noticed.

Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive... To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently.

Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend.

To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

I write separately from the inking up. I'm sure this varies from cartoonist to cartoonist; I find that the writing is the hard part and the drawing is the fun part.

Reality continues to ruin my life.