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If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five, 10 or 20 years, the people now "grieving" for "Calvin and Hobbes" would be wishing me dead.

"Bill Watterson, creator of beloved 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip looks back with no regrets". Interview with John Campanelli, www.cleveland.com. February 1, 2010.
If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five, 10 or 20 years, the people now grieving for Calvin and Hobbes would be wishing me dead.