The Best Gary Larson quotes

A lot of people think I’m going to be like someone who’s stepped out of one of his own cartoons. And maybe I am. But I sure have a hard time analyzing it. — Gary Larson

By the time they had diminished from 50 to 8, the other dwarves began to suspect ‘Hungry’. — Gary Larson

Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money. — Gary Larson

I remember one time watching a bird snatch a dragonfly out of midair and thinking, ‘Gee, life can come to an end–crunch!–just like that.’ — Gary Larson

You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do. — Gary Larson

You know those little snow globes that you shake up? I always thought my brain was sort of like that. You know, where you just give it a shake and watch what comes out and shake it again. It’s like that. — Gary Larson

I never once foresaw any connectIon between thIs emergent technology and my cartoons. — Gary Larson

If I didn’t understand a cartoon in a newspaper, I’d just turn the page. — Gary Larson

I’ve always thought the word cow was funny. And cows are sort of tragic figures. Cows blur the line between tragedy and humor. — Gary Larson

Of course, living in an all–glass house has its disadvantages…but you should see the birds smack it. — Gary Larson

I’ve drawn some things that have fallen very flat. — Gary Larson

On Career Day in high school, you don’t walk around looking for the cartoon guy. — Gary Larson

The message is not so much that the worms will inherit the Earth, but that all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm. — Gary Larson

I actually find a lot of parallels in jazz and cartooning. — Gary Larson

Sometimes I’m convinced that one day I’m going to draw the cartoon that offends everyone, and that’ll be the end. — Gary Larson

The fuel light’s on, Frank! We’re all going to die! Wait, wait… Oh, my mistake–that’s the intercom light. — Gary Larson

I never have been able to understand where the humor comes from. — Gary Larson

Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it. — Gary Larson

The idea for any cartoon (my experience, anyway) is rarely spontaneous. Good ideas usually evolve out of pretty lame ones, and vice versa. — Gary Larson

Morbid humor is very valid, even healthy, as long as you don’t do it gratuitously. — Gary Larson

I’m not into cartoons. That’s the irony of it. — Gary Larson

Every week when my batch of weekly cartoons would go to FedEx, it felt like a small miracle. Then in a few days, it’s ‘Here we go again.’ — Gary Larson

My first month in syndication, I made about $100. I thought it would be exciting if I ever got up to the level where I could pay my rent. — Gary Larson

I keep thinking someone’s gonna show up and say, ‘There’s been a big mistake. The guy next door is supposed to be drawing the cartoon. Here’s your shovel.’ — Gary Larson

With my own cartoon, it was just me being goofy by myself, but when it comes to an animated film, you’re working with 45 animators and assistant animators. It’s a whole different ballgame. — Gary Larson