In the short term, it would make me happy to go play outside. In the long term, it would make me happier to do well at school and become successful. … - Bill Watterson

I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.

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.

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