Watterson, Bill -- Calvin and Hobbes (1986-04-25)

Dave — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:59:59 +0000

CALVIN: Hocus-pocus, Abracadabra! I command my homework to do itself! Homework, be done!

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1986-04-25)
(Source)

McGinley, Phyllis -- Poem (1952-03-15), “Homework for Annabelle,” st. 4, New Yorker, Vol. 28, No. 4

Dave — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:24:22 +0000

For high is the price of parenthood,
And daughters may cost you double.
You dare not forget, as you thought you could,
That youth is a plague and a trouble.

Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978) American author, poet
Poem (1952-03-15), “Homework for Annabelle,” st. 4, New Yorker, Vol. 28, No. 4
(Source)

Reprinted in Love Letters (1954). Full poem.

WIST Quotations

Watterson, Bill -- Calvin and Hobbes (1986-04-25)

McGinley, Phyllis -- Poem (1952-03-15), “Homework for Annabelle,” st. 4, New Yorker, Vol. 28, No. 4