Like so many brilliant people, Calvin just couldn’t understand how no one else got it. He was also an introvert, which isn’t really a flaw but often manifests itself as standoffishness.
“If you trust in yourself. . .and believe in your dreams. . .and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
― The Wee Free Men
― The Wee Free Men
“I will make Maggie safe. If the world burns because of that then so be it. Me and the kid will roast some marshmallows.”
― Changes
― Changes
“Nothing weighs more than someone else’s belief in you.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“Hello, inner child, I'm the inner babysitter!”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
“Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you’re good, bad things can still happen. And if you’re bad, you can still be lucky.”
― The Poisonwood Bible
― The Poisonwood Bible
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