"God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of…" — Bill Watterson

"God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die."

— Bill Watterson

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About Bill Watterson

William Boyd Watterson II is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The strip was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson concluded Calvin and Hobbes with a short statement to newspaper readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on comic syndication and licensing, his efforts to expand and elevate the newspaper comic as an art form, and his move back into private life after Calvin and Hobbes ended.

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