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title: "2 Balloons Quotes By Harvey Pekar"
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> [I was influenced by autobiographical writers like Henry Miller, and I had actually done some autobiographical prose. But I just thought that comics were like virgin territory. There was so much to be done. It excited me. I couldn't draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-was-influenced-by-autobiographical-writers-like-henry-miller-and-i/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/harvey-pekar-4945_actually_i-was-influenced-by-autobiographical-wri_1762163.jpg)

> [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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-write-scripts-in-storyboard-fashion-using-stick-figures-and-thought/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/harvey-pekar-4945_art_i-write-scripts-in-storyboard-fashion-us_1794410.jpg)

## Other authors on Balloons

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## More by Harvey Pekar

> [Every ethnic group thinks they are the chosen ones. …](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/every-ethnic-group-thinks-they-are-the-chosen-ones/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/since-about-1980-kenny-werner-has-been-one-of-jazz-s-unsung-heroes/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-think-that-the-so-called-average-person-often-exhibits-a-great-deal/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [It's real easy for me to write a lot of stories. I just go and I live through something, and I go home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/it-s-real-easy-for-me-to-write-a-lot-of-stories-i-just-go-and-i-live/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-ve-just-been-writing-stuff-down-as-it-comes-to-me-i-haven-t-thought/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I'm always shook up and nervous and I've got the hospital record to prove it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-m-always-shook-up-and-nervous-and-i-ve-got-the-hospital-record-to/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I'm a guy that likes to sit in one place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-m-a-guy-that-likes-to-sit-in-one-place/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/people-who-are-readers-of-fiction-aren-t-particularly-interested-in/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [When you're dead, it robs life of many of it's pleasures](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/when-you-re-dead-it-robs-life-of-many-of-it-s-pleasures/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day? Part of the reason was to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/my-parents-work-ethic-amazed-me-how-could-they-put-in-such-long-hours/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-think-you-can-find-all-the-elements-that-you-can-find-in-great/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/life-is-about-women-gigs-an-bein-creative/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [The film's success so far involves winning a couple of prizes at Cannes and Sundance, and getting some very nice reviews in newspapers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/the-film-s-success-so-far-involves-winning-a-couple-of-prizes-at/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I just continue to be kind of disappointed that people don't realize that and try and diversify the kind of work they are doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-just-continue-to-be-kind-of-disappointed-that-people-don-t-realize/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I don't think I made any really big mistakes; it's just that I chose something difficult to do. Looking back, I suppose I should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-don-t-think-i-made-any-really-big-mistakes-it-s-just-that-i-chose/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

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