Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield's comic strip and many people who have moved to the United States have said that they, too, learned English by reading Garfield.

The understatement is the English contribution to comedy.

Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get.

I thought you were dead, Mr. McCandles.

I can go everywhere and no one recognises me.

I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition.

If you are patient...and wait long enough...Nothing will happen