Harvey Pekar Quotes
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I always wanted praise and I always wanted attention; I won't lie to you. I was a jazz critic and that wasn't good enough for me. I wanted people to write about me, not me about them. So I thought, What could I do? I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't act or anything like that. OK, I can write.
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It didnt take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.
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I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.
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Life is about women, gigs, and being creative.
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I wanted to write literature that pushed people into their lives rather than helping people escape from them.
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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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Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes...
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As a matter of fact, I deliberately look for the mundane, because I feel these stories are ignored. The most influential things that happen to virtually all of us are the things that happen on a daily basis. Not the traumas.
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You do not pursue potential conflict unless you hold power over your foe.
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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 be grateful that I got as far as I got.
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Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.