Harvey Pekar

“I can't see the future, but I know it's not going to be good.”

“I think comics are a really good way to talk about memory.”

“Life is a war of attrition.”

“The good thing about writing comics is that you can do it on your own.”

“Sometimes I'm a real jerk.”

“When you're a kid, you have no power. You're physically small and weak, and grown-ups are monolithic. They're giants.”

“I tried to write what was on my mind and what was going on in my life.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person.”

“Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.”

“What's so great about the truth? Try lying for a change, it's the currency of the world.”

“Everybody's got a story. In fact, some people have more than one.”

“I was a file clerk, and I was not a very good one.”

“I just want to be left alone.”

“Life is so complicated. It's a real struggle to make a living.”

“A lot of stuff that I'm in is just me being a goof.”

“The people I write about are the people I know. The people I write about are the people I am.”

“Comics are just words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures.”