WIST Quotations

Watterson, Bill -- Calvin and Hobbes (1990-10-14)

Dave — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:29:56 +0000

HOBBES: Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1990-10-14)
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Spillane, Mickey -- In Garrison Keillor, post (2012-03-09), Writers Almanac, American Public Media

Dave — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:00:40 +0000

The critics panned Spillane, but he didn’t care. He said, “Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.” He said he never had a character who drank cognac or had a mustache, because he didn’t know how to spell those words. He said, “I have no fans. You know what I got? Customers. And customers are your friends.”

Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) American crime novelist [Frank Morrison Spillane]
In Garrison Keillor, post (2012-03-09), Writers Almanac, American Public Media
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Harris, Sydney J. -- For the Time Being (1972)

Dave — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:51:41 +0000

It is tiresome to keep hearing that the Bible is “the best-selling book” of all time, as though the fact that many people buy it indicates that they read it, understand it or follow it.

Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986) Anglo-American columnist, journalist, author
For the Time Being (1972)
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