Gary Larson Quotes & Sayings

“The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.”

“A long time ago, I became aware that many of us have a tendency to lump nature into simplistic categories, such as what we consider beautiful or ugly, important or unimportant. As human a thing as that is to do, I think it often leads us to misunderstand the respective roles of life forms and their interconnectedness.”

“The message is not so much that the worms will inherit the Earth, but that all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm.”

“Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money.”

“You know those little snow globes that you shake up? I always thought my brain was sort of like that. You know, where you just give it a shake and watch what comes out and shake it again. It's like that.”

“On Career Day in high school, you don't walk around looking for the cartoon guy.”

“You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.”

“I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.”

“People try to look for deep meanings in my work. I want to say, 'They're just cartoons, folks. You laugh or you don't.' Gee, I sound shallow. But I don't react to current events or other stimuli. I don't read or watch TV to get ideas. My work is basically sitting down at the drawing table and getting silly.”

“I think I'm maintaining the quality, but internally I'm paying for it.”