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William B. "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5 1958) is the author of the comic-strip Calvin and Hobbes.

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Birth Name: William Boyd Watterson II

Alternative Names: Bill Watterson II

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For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I am, well TOUGH BEANS! It's a free country! I don't need anyone's permission to be the way I want! This is who I am - Take it or leave it!

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

Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.

Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.

Calvin: Life's a lot more fun when you aren't responsible for your actions.

I'm related to people I don't relate to.

The only part I understand is what went into the creation of the strip. What readers take away from it is up to them. Once the strip is published, readers bring their own experiences to it, and the work takes on a life of its own. Everyone responds differently to different parts. I just tried to write honestly, and I tried to make this little world fun to look at, so people would take the time to read it. That was the full extent of my concern. You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens. I can't explain why the strip caught on the way it did, and I don't think I could ever duplicate it. A lot of things have to go right all at once.

Every time I've built character, I've regretted it.

CALVIN:
This whole Santa Claus thing just doesn't make sense. Why all the secrecy? Why all the mystery?
If the guy exists why doesn't he ever show himself and prove it?
And if he doesn't exist what's the meaning of all this?
HOBBES:
I dunno. Isn't this a religious holiday?
CALVIN:
Yeah, but actually, I've got the same questions about God.

I'm a 21st-century kid trapped in a 19th-century family.

I have all these great genes, but they're recessive. That's the problem here.

Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN

Calvin : There's no problem so awful, that you can't add some guilt to it and make it even worse.

Happiness is being famous for your financial ability to indulge in every kind of excess.

I keep forgetting that rules are only for little nice people.