Bill Watterson, in Sweet Reason: A Field Guide to Modern Logic, p. 29.
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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!
— Bill Watterson on Clarity
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About Bill Watterson
William B. "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5 1958) is the author of the comic-strip Calvin and Hobbes.
About Bill Watterson
William B. "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5 1958) is the author of the comic-strip Calvin and Hobbes.
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