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Watterson was born in Washington D. C.

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Bill Watterson 's.

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The latter was never much of a possibility,” Watterson once said,“I don't even like to ride in elevators.”.

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As for Hobbes, Watterson said he partially based the tiger's personality on his own cat, a grey tabby named Sprite.

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By the time he was in the seventh grade, Watterson knew he wanted to be a cartoonist… or an astronaut.

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Unfortunately for Watterson, there was another strip(Marvin and Family) going by that name, so he decided to switch the name to“Calvin.”.

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And I would like to leave you with a reading from one of my favorite philosophers, Bill Watterson, who created"Calvin and Hobbes.

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Watterson also notes,“Like Calvin, I often prefer the company of animals to people, and Hobbes is my idea of an ideal friend.”.

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And what has Watterson been up to in the over two decades since he retired at the young age of just 38?

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For much of high school and college, Watterson thought he was going to be an editorial cartoonist and went to Kenyon College in Ohio to pursue that.

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In later interviews, Watterson talked a lot about how growing up in a small town encouraged him to use his imagination more, just like his creation, Calvin.

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Despite never having earned a dime from these, Watterson quipped in an interview with mental_floss, "I figure that, long after the strip is forgotten, those decals are my ticket to immortality.".

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As to why, even Watterson himself wasn't exactly sure, stating he simply“tried to write honestly, and I tried to make this little world fun to look at, so people would take the time to read it.

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