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Up in the tree branch, Calvin tells Hobbes he doesn't understand. When he didn't play, the other kids teased him. When he did play, the other kids teased him. Then the coach called him a quitter when he stopped playing. Calvin says unless you're a star, you can't please anyone. Hobbes asks why he doesn't just please himself. Calvin replies that Mom won't let him move to Madagascar.

Transcript

I don't understand it, Hobbes. The kids teased me when I DIDN'T play baseball. Then they yelled at me when I DID play. Then the teacher called me a "quitter" when I STOPPED playing. Unless you're a star, you can't please ANYone. In that case, why not just please yourself? Because Mom won't let me move to Madagascar.

Collected in

Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"
p. 101
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
p. 229
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
p. 128
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 274
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 3,p. 57
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