The Best ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Quote on Why Work Sucks Is Still Painfully True, 32 Years Later

Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes rarely shows what Calvin’s parents do when he isn’t around. In the 10th anniversary collection, Watterson revealed that Calvin’s father is a patent attorney, just like his own father, though only one strip ever mentions it. Calvin’s mother stays home in a largely futile effort to keep Calvin under control.