Gary Larson > Quotes

“I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals.”
― Gary Larson

“Welcome to Hell. Here's your accordion.”
― Gary Larson, The Complete Far Side, 1980–1994

“You always hear a headline like this, 'Man Killed By Shark', you never hear it from the other perspective, 'Man Swims in Shark Infested Waters, Forgets He's Shark Food'.”
― GARY LARSON

“I don't know where my ideas come from. I will admit, however, that one key ingredient is caffeine. I get a couple cups of coffee into me and weird things just start to happen.”
― Gary Larson

“If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody is around to hear it, and it hits a mime, does anyone care?”
― Gary Larson, The Complete Far Side, 1980–1994

“It is a known fact that the sheep that give us steel wool have no natural enemies.”
― Gary Larson

“Wait a minute! This is grass! We've been eating grass!”
― Gary Larson, The Complete Far Side, 1980–1994

“My drafting table, where I drew The Far Side for most of my career, faced a window that overlooked a beautiful garden; beyond the garden was a lake, and beyond the lake Mount Rainier rose majestically into the Washington sky.

I worked at night.”
― Gary Larson, The Complete Far Side

“Look out, everyone! ... We're being attacked by a giant sq ... well, no ... I'd say medium squid!”
― Gary Larson, The Complete Far Side, 1980–1994

“I actually find a lot of parallels in jazz and cartooning.”
― Gary Larson

“Now this end is called the Thogomizer... after the late Thog Simmons.”
― Gary Larson, The Far Side

“Simultaneously all three went for the ball, and the coconut-like sound of their heads colliding secretly delighted the bird.”
― Gary Larson

“If you're gonna shoot an elephant Mr. Schneider, you better be prepared to finish the job.”
― Gary Larson, The Far Side

“All we are is a species, like millions of others. I think it's dangerous to think otherwise.”
― Gary Larson

“Every one of these cartoons is just something that drifted into my head when I was alone with my thoughts. And, for better or worse, I 'jotted' them down. It was only later, when perhaps I received an angry letter from someone, that it struck me: Hey! Someone's been reading my diary!”
― Gary Larson