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Harvey Pekar Quotes

Harvey Pekar quotes

American Writer October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010

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Harvey Pekar quote: "There hasn't been enough change in comics to suit me. I don't..."
There hasn't been enough change in comics to suit me. I don't know why exactly. Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar quote: "My work looks like a comic book in form, but it's not a..."
My work looks like a comic book in form, but it's not a typical comic book in content. I write autobiographical stuff. Harvey Pekar
I kept my poker face on and listened to him with an air of interest and respect (I thought of what it says in one of Rand's novels, how the winner can afford to be generous). Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar quote: "I think you can do anything with comics that you could do in..."
I think you can do anything with comics that you could do in just about any art form. Harvey Pekar
There was a survey done a few years ago that affected me greatly. it was discovered that intelligent people either estimate their intelligence accurately or slightly underestimate themselves, but stupid people overestimate their intelligence and by huge margins. (And these were things like straight up math tests, not controversial IQ tests.) Harvey Pekar
I actually took them all on quite handily, although I learned when I came to study the issue that I was completely wrong. I also came to believe that the war on drugs is one of the last vestiges of institutionalized racism in our society. Harvey Pekar
I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should look like and turn it over to the artist. Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar quote: "I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a..."
I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers. Harvey Pekar
People writing about me have said that I've influenced a lot of people, and there are some artists who have credited me with influencing them. Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar quote: "People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly..."
People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books. Harvey Pekar
Things improved a little bit in the '80s; there was kind of a revival of alternative comics, but then they went downhill in the '90s. Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar quote: "I try and write the way things happen. I don't try and fulfill..."
I try and write the way things happen. I don't try and fulfill people's wishes. Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar quote: "I'm doing research for a large comic book on the Beat..."
I'm doing research for a large comic book on the Beat Generation guys - Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac and those guys. Harvey Pekar
I'd been familiar with comics, and I'd collected 'em when I was a kid, but after I got into junior high school, there wasn't much I was interested in. Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar quote: "You do not pursue potential conflict unless you hold power..."
You do not pursue potential conflict unless you hold power over your foe. Harvey Pekar

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