I came up with American Splendor. Some people think it's American Squalor. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes american people splendor
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 very well. I could write scripts and storyboard style using stick figures and balloons and captions. Harvey Pekar autobiographicalballooncaption share on social
I write about my life, choosing incidents that I think will be, for one reason or another, significant to people. Often because they may have experienced the same things. Harvey Pekar chooseexperienceincident Change image and share on social
I worry about getting work, and then when I get it, I worry about doing it well. I don't want to just go through the motions and give people stuff. This stuff is really important to me. Harvey Pekar giveimportantmotion Change image and share on social
I have departed from this planet and I have left behind my poor earthly ones with their occupations which are as many as they are useless; at last I am living in the scintillating splendor of the stars, each of which used to seem to me as large as millions of suns. Jules Massenet departearthlylarge share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social