American Splendor (2003)
Earl Billings: Mr. Boats
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Quotes
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Mr. Boats : Avoid the reeking herd! Shun the polluted flock! Live like that stoic bird, the eagle of the rock!" You know what that means, son?
Harvey Pekar : Yeah. It's from an Elinor Hoyt Wylie poem. It means stay away from the crowds of common ordinary people and do your own thing.
Mr. Boats : Nope, it means don't compromise yourself for women. Ain't gonna do you no good. Get away from them as soon as you can!
Harvey Pekar : Well, I ain't got no woman now. So I'm living like the stoic bird, man.
Mr. Boats : The only way to live, son.
