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The quote says rest is not the same as doing nothing. It suggests the mind stays healthy by staying active, not by being completely shut off. The car battery comparison makes the point that use can restore energy rather than drain it.
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About Bill Watterson
American cartoonist
William Boyd Watterson II is an American cartoonist best known for creating Calvin and Hobbes. The strip ran from 1985 to 1995, and he later stepped back from public life. Watterson ended Calvin and Hobbes with a brief note to newspaper readers, saying he felt he had done all he could with the form. He is also known for his objections to comic syndication and licensing, and for his efforts to broaden the newspaper comic as an art form.
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Books by Bill Watterson
Days Are Just Packed Calvin and Hobbes
1993
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
1992
Calvin et Hobbes, tome 20
2000
Calvin et Hobbes, tome 12
1996
Homicidal psycho jungle cat
1994