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title: "4 Comics Weren Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I decided I was going to tell these stories. I went around and met Crumb. He was the cartoonist. I started realizing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-decided-i-was-going-to-tell-these-stories-i-went-around-and-met/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/harvey-pekar-4945_cartoonist_i-decided-i-was-going-to-tell-these-stor_581288.jpg)

> [I started drawing comics, and at first I was very influenced by the whole pop art movement, you know, Batman was on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trina-robbins/i-started-drawing-comics-and-at-first-i-was-very-influenced-by-the/)

[Trina Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trina-robbins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/trina-robbins-33748_art_i-started-drawing-comics-and-at-first-i_584423.jpg)

> [When I speak of diversity, I don't mean replacement of white comics. I don't mean acceptance by white comics. We comics who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-seales/when-i-speak-of-diversity-i-don-t-mean-replacement-of-white-comics-i/)

[Amanda Seales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-seales/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/amanda-seales-8074_acceptance_when-i-speak-of-diversity-i-don-t-mean-r_2762840.jpg)

> [I would not be in comics if it weren't for independent creators like Kate Beaton, Jess Fink, and Emily Carroll. That's where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-leth/i-would-not-be-in-comics-if-it-weren-t-for-independent-creators-like/)

[Kate Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-leth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/kate-leth-21630_career_i-would-not-be-in-comics-if-it-weren-t-f_3128096.jpg)

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