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!
More Quotes from Bill Watterson:
If you have the personalities down, you understand them and identify with them you can stick them in any situation and have a pretty good idea of how they're going to respond. Then it's just a matter of sanding and polishing up the jokes. But if you've got more ambiguous characters or stock stereotypes, the plastic comes through and they don't work as well. These two characters clicked for me almost immediately and I feel very comfortable working with them.Bill Watterson
If something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 minutes, than it's probably not worth knowing anyways.
Bill Watterson
It's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
Bill Watterson
Calvin's parents Unnamed because as far as the strip is concerned, they are important only as Calvin's mom and dad, ... I've tried to keep them realistic, with a reasonable sense of humor about having a kid like Calvin.
Bill Watterson
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Bill Watterson
(W)hen I stopped understanding math and science, my choice was made.
Bill Watterson
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