"CALVIN:This whole Santa Claus thing just doesn't make sense. Why all the secrecy? Why all the mystery?If the guy exists why doesn't he ever show himself and prove it?And if he doesn't exist what's the meaning of all this?HOBBES:I dunno. Isn't this a religious holiday? CALVIN:Yeah, but actually, I've got the same questions about God."
"To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble."
"Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member of Captain Napalm's Thermonuclear League of Liberty. Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information."
"CALVIN:Our hero regains consciousness at the feet of a sarcastic alien."
"CALVIN:As usual goodness hardly puts up a fight."
"HOBBES:If you don't get a goodnight kiss you get Kafka dreams."