"Calvin: I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjo… - Bill Watterson

"Calvin: I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! Want to see my book report?
Hobbes: (Reading Calvin's paper) "The Dynamics of Interbeing and Monological Imperatives in Dick and Jane: A Study in Psychic Transrelational Gender modes."
Calvin: Academia, here I come!"

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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

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The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning and inhibit clarity.

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