"The best comics expose human nature and help us laugh at our own stupidity and hypocrisy. They indulge in exaggeration and absurdity, helping us to see the world with fresh eyes and reminding us how important it is to play and be silly. Comics depict the ordinary, mundane events of our lives and help us remember the importance of tiny moments."
Bill Watterson.
C&H happens to be one comic strip that can make me smile even on my worst days. I love Calvin! With his snow arts and his rides down the hill, his daydreams and his alter-egos, his Transmogrifier and his Duplicator, he has outclassed every fictional character that could have made it to the top of the list of my favorites. No one says it better than Calvin (other than Hobbes, of course) :
"I don't want to learn about winning and losing. Heck, I don't even want to compete! What's wrong with just having fun by yourself, huh?!"
"To make a bad day worse, spend it wishing for the impossible."
"We all want meaningful lives. We look for meaning in everything we do. But suppose there is no meaning! Suppose life is fundamentally absurd. Suppose there's no reason or truth, or rightness in anything. What if nothing means anything? What if nothing really matters? Or suppose everything matters? Which would be worse? "
"That's the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!"
4 comments:
These were so damn expensive in our college days...we literally had to beg, borrow and steal...and of course no internet then! *sigh*
Luved this one...you know whats so amazing ..you only have to put your feelings into words...and then everything else becomes easy.
You did that for me today. You've put my feelings into words ...thanks sunshine
:)
@Deepak: Hey, you know what? I just realised it would have been more fun if C&H wasn't so easily available now. I'd do crazy things to get my copies! Would've been so much more FUN!!
@Aparna: I'm so glad it made you happy :)
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