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When you need a succinct look at Harvey Pekar’s take on getting things done, this set of eight concise quotes delivers. His plain‑spoken, observant tone makes each line feel like a straightforward piece of everyday wisdom.

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I was 16 years old, and I was just flailing around, looking for an interest. I heard, you know, these jazz records.…

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I'm pretty aggressive, and maybe obnoxious, about trying to get work.

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I'm trying to get every man involved in art, into experimental music, or painting, or novel-writing.

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I guess I wanted to show people, among other things, that you don't have to be a hero to get through cancer.…

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I have to be a freelance writer for the rest of my life, unless I get some kind of real lucky break.…

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I worry about getting work, and then when I get it, I worry about doing it well. I don't want to just…

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A respectable-sized audience hasn't really been able to follow developments in jazz since the free jazz movement in the '60s. Some of…

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Letterman... he got his problems. We don't get along too well.

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I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . .

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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…

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I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.'

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I'm always shook up and nervous and I've got the hospital record to prove it.

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I'm a guy that likes to sit in one place

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People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books.

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When you're dead, it robs life of many of it's pleasures

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My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day? Part of the reason was to keep…

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I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.

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Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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