The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962 Quotes

“For one brief moment victory was within our grasp!"
"And then the game started!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“A kiss on the nose does much toward turning aside anger.”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“Dear Great Pumpkin, Halloween is now only a few days away. Children all over the world await you coming. When you rise out of the pumpkin patch that night, please remember I am your most loyal follower. Have a nice trip. Don't forget to take out flight insurance.”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“Nobody gave me what I wanted for my birthday! Nobody! What sort of presents do you call these? New shoes, a green sweater and a bunch of stupid toys!"
"What were you expecting?"
"Real estate!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“Charlie Brown says that we're put here on earth to make others happy."
"Is that why we're here? I guess I'd better start doing a better job... I'd hate to be shipped back!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“Nobody likes me!"
"I wish I could like you, Charlie Brown, but I can't... If I were to like you, it would be admitting that I was lowering my standards! You wouldn't want me to do that, would you? Be reasonable! I have standards that I have set up for liking people, and you just don't meet those standards! It wouldn't be reasonable for me to like you!"
"I hate myself for being so unreasonable!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“Sucking your thumb without a blanket is like eating a cone without ice cream!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“How can I play baseball when I'm worried about foreign policy?”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“The worst part of it is you don't know if he's barking at an owl, the moon or a burglar!"
"That's one of the drawbacks of a limited vocabulary!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“You mean you're going to send the same form letter to the Great Pumpkin, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny?"
"Why not? These guys get so much mail they can't possibly tell the difference... I bet they don't even read the letters themselves! How could they?! The trouble with you, Charlie Brown, is you don't understand how these big organizations work!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“I've come to you because I need professional help... I get depressed when I realize how other girls hate me, and yet I know it's only jealousy... It's plain jealousy! They only hate me because I have naturally curly hair... They're jealous of me... What should I do?"
"Don't kid yourself, sister... Five cents, please!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“All of earth's creatures have, hidden within their beings, a wild uncontrollable urge to punt!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962

“Don't sit there watching TV without your glasses! Do you want to ruin your eyes?!"
"My opthalmologist says that not wearing glasses cannot hurt the eyes even if those glasses are badly needed for adequate vision."
"What does your opthalmologist think of the foreign situation?”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962