Hebrew is this unique thing that you cannot translate to any other language. It has to do with its history. — Etgar Keret Hebrew Copy Share Image
Most of them were murderers. But when I went there to talk, they were the nicest people. I did a reading. I… — Etgar Keret Cells Copy Share Image
I remember a point in [writing] the story where I said, "This isn't working, I should go and buy something at the… — Etgar Keret Goes on Copy Share Image
Sometimes the stories are smarter than me, and suddenly these things start to make sense. — Etgar Keret Make sense Copy Share Image
“And when they started moving, he looked in the rear-view mirror and gave Eddie a sad wink, which somehow made the whole… — Etgar Keret Humanity Copy Share Image
Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one… — Etgar Keret Doe Copy Share Image
The amazing thing about an artistic collaboration is that it is as intense and intimate as a romantic one. Sometimes even more… — Etgar Keret Amazing things Copy Share Image
“...but I felt then the same way Nicky did, that I was getting myself more life. Not necessarily a better life, not… — Etgar Keret Better life Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that I don't experience people in life as evil, but writing is not a place of alienation; writing is… — Etgar Keret Alienation Copy Share Image
I have always thought that Heaven is a place for people who had had a good life, but that is not true.… — Etgar Keret Commit Copy Share Image
Making up characters and places and plots, unlike fixing your plumbing or doing dishes, is anything but practical or rational. I write… — Etgar Keret Character Copy Share Image
In the army you feel violated - there's no private space. Writing was a life-saver, a way of recovering private territory. — Etgar Keret Army Copy Share Image
I don't like the expression "writer's block" because I think it presupposes that you have a problem with your plumbing. I really… — Etgar Keret Block Copy Share Image
“When you're having an asthma attack, you don't have any breath. When you don't have any breath, it's hard to speak. You're… — Etgar Keret Asthma Copy Share Image
“Flights are expansive moments when the phone doesn't ring and the Internet doesn't work. The maxim that flying time is wasted time… — Etgar Keret Flights Copy Share Image
What you experience in the army, aged 18 to 21, is what you take through all your life. You cross invisible lines:… — Etgar Keret Army Copy Share Image
My first and biggest love was always fiction writing. But it is a very lonely pastime. — Etgar Keret Fiction Copy Share Image
When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation. — Etgar Keret Aspect Copy Share Image
Generally, all my life, I have had strong friction with life - I was a problematic soldier, I was kicked out of… — Etgar Keret Army Copy Share Image
You don't need to use the language of God to ask where the restrooms are. — Etgar Keret Asks Copy Share Image
For me taking a pragmatic decision when it comes to art is almost an oxymoron. The reason I first picked up a… — Etgar Keret Art Copy Share Image
“Years from now, I’ll be sitting in my wheelchair in the brightest spot in Amsterdam Park, next to the old wooden swings,… — Etgar Keret Aging Copy Share Image
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