The way I write is, I listen to things in my head, and then I copy them down. I memorize conversations and… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
Things improved a little bit in the '80s; there was kind of a revival of alternative comics, but then they went downhill… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor,… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I was sort of on a mission with 'American Splendor.' I wanted to try to prove that comics could do things. I… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, back in the '40s, I was a voracious comic book reader. And at that time, there was… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I guess I wanted to show people, among other things, that you don't have to be a hero to get through cancer.… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
There's no limitation on comics, nothing. From a logical standpoint, how can there be a limitation on comics? You can use any… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I write about my life, choosing incidents that I think will be, for one reason or another, significant to people. Often because… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
It dawned on me that comics were not an intrinsically limited medium. There was a tremendous amount of things you could do… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I wake up every morning in a cold sweat, regardless of how well things went the day before. And put that I… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . . — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
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… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.' — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I'm always shook up and nervous and I've got the hospital record to prove it. — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books. — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day? Part of the reason was to keep… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences. — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
