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> [I rarely return to characters. My characters, at least most of them, are much more a part of that superorganism that is the story than separate and independent creatures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-rarely-return-to-characters-my-characters-at-least-most-of-them-are/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/etgar-keret-2656_character_i-rarely-return-to-characters-my-charact_2770102.png)

## More by Etgar Keret

> [“There should be an age limit for patients, he thinks as he takes off his shoes. You just have to say to them, "You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/there-should-be-an-age-limit-for-patients-he-thinks-as-he-takes-off/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the lyrics later…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-usually-start-writing-stories-from-tone-and-not-from-content-kind/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [Rabbits are played. Nowadays it's all about the turtles. Tell them it's a ninja, they'll freak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/rabbits-are-played-nowadays-it-s-all-about-the-turtles-tell-them-it-s/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [“She said I should pick the hall and the date and whatever I want, because it really doesn’t matter to her. That isn’t the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/she-said-i-should-pick-the-hall-and-the-date-and-whatever-i-want/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [I like smoking pot, but I'm not the kind of guy who smokes every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-like-smoking-pot-but-i-m-not-the-kind-of-guy-who-smokes-every-day/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [Often in writing programs, articulation and clarity are more important than what you actually say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/often-in-writing-programs-articulation-and-clarity-are-more-important/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [I write in a slangy colloquial speech that has not been common in the Israeli tradition of writing, and that is one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-write-in-a-slangy-colloquial-speech-that-has-not-been-common-in-the/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [I write what needs to be written the way that seems genuinely right. If what comes out of it are stories, then it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-write-what-needs-to-be-written-the-way-that-seems-genuinely-right/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [Collaborating with your wife is amazing because you are doing something together with a person you truly love and know and discover things about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/collaborating-with-your-wife-is-amazing-because-you-are-doing/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [Sometimes, when you are in a really constrained situation, it makes you more focused about what you want to say and where you're heading.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/sometimes-when-you-are-in-a-really-constrained-situation-it-makes-you/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [Being published in Arabic is a strong and consistent wish I have. I live in the Middle East and want to be in some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/being-published-in-arabic-is-a-strong-and-consistent-wish-i-have-i/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [“And suddenly the driver remembered how he'd once promised himself that if he became God in the end, he'd be merciful and kind, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/and-suddenly-the-driver-remembered-how-he-d-once-promised-himself/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [If we're a family and your brother wishes you death, it's not a very happy family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/if-we-re-a-family-and-your-brother-wishes-you-death-it-s-not-a-very/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [“I think she cried at my funeral. It's not that I'm conceited or anything, but I'm pretty sure. Sometimes I can actually picture her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-think-she-cried-at-my-funeral-it-s-not-that-i-m-conceited-or/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

> [“Dice que no la amo de verdad. Que digo que la quiero, que creo que la quiero, pero que no. He oído a más…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/dice-que-no-la-amo-de-verdad-que-digo-que-la-quiero-que-creo-que-la/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

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