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Harvey Pekar Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: October 8, 1939 - July 12, 2010

Topics

Great Think Literature You Find

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.

Live Die You Choose Now Decide

Pittsburgh felt like the perfect size of a city to me. There's enough to do, but it's not like living in a circus. I also really loved how sports-enthusiastic Pittsburgh people are: how proud of their sports they are.

Sports People City Me Proud Loved

I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.

Mayer Hawthorne

People Me Always Sure Tour Made

Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.

Children Great Think Enough Little

I went to pick up my nephew from primary school, and one of the teachers there stopped me and said, 'My son listens to you.' That's quite an awkward thing.

Son School Me You Nephew Said

I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.

Think Loved Trying Impress Clown

All we do is sign great teams, and stay out of the way. The rest will take care of itself.

Great Rest Care Take Care Will Way

I pretty much spend most of my time in the gym bulking up and staying fit and putting muscle on so I can play the part of Luke Cage, but I've never been a gym rat.

Time Gym I Can Play Never Muscle

Pete Moffat writes crime conspiracy thrillers so beautifully. He goes places other people wouldn't; he is fearless.

Alistair Petrie

People Fearless Crime Places He

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

William Greider

Democracy Believe Possibilities

I've outlived my parents, and I've had some wonderful second chances in life. I feel remarkably uncheated.

Life Parents Feel Wonderful Chances

When my sister and I were kids, swimming down in Charleston, there was this pizza parlor that had this old Dixieland band play, and I just loved Louis Armstrong and the sound of his voice, and I got up there with the band and started singing Louis Armstrong songs when I was a kid. I have no idea why, but I did it and I loved it.

Pizza Sister Swimming Singing Voice

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