bill

sabem aquela citação irritante que aparece sempre no gmail por cima das mensagens, com notícias ou "funny quotes of the day"? geralmente ignoro-as, porque é muito raro serem interessantes ou relevantes para mim, especialmente as de desporto. mas desta vez eles exageraram. escolheram aleatoriamente uma frase do Calvin e atribuíram-na a um tal Bill Waterson. indignado, desta vez cliquei.
>God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die.
>I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.
>I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?
>I liked things better when I didn't understand them.
>I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
>It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.
>Mothers are the necessity of invention.
>Reality continues to ruin my life.
>Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
>The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!
>There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
>Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can think twice.

achei a experiência útil. mesmo no mundo descarnado das citações por elas mesmas, a coisa funciona. claro que devíamos estar a ver o Calvin a falar, mas para isso existem os livros (e só os livros). isto é só uma amostra infinitesimal do génio dele e a mera evocação da sua figura através de algumas das suas pérolas de sabedoria basta-me para me pôr mais bem-disposto. e isso basta.