Best Etgar Keret Quotes
- Generally, all my life, I have had strong friction with life - I was a problematic soldier, I was kicked out of the army, I… All
- I don't have Facebook or Twitter accounts yet. Being a compulsive storyteller, I always make up for myself discouraging stories about how such accounts will… Accounts
- I have to admit that talking authoritatively about my students' stories can make me feel, at times, like an astronaut who has just landed on… Admit
- 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… Character
- I see creative-writing classes as some sort of AA meeting. It is more of a support group for people who write than an actual course… Aa Meeting
- I tried once in my life to write a novel. I had written something like 80 pages of it when my laptop got stolen. When… Acted
- According to Gur's theory of boredom, everything that happens in the world today is because of boredom: love, war, inventions, fake fireplaces - ninety-five percent… According
- There are two kinds of people, those who like to sleep next to the wall, and those who like to sleep next to the people… Bed
- His whole body was completely still, except the wings, which were still fluttering a little, like when someone dies. That's when he finally understood that… All
- Even as a very young man, I knew that my family is like a plant. Uproot it, and it will wilt. Pluck away at it,… Born
- Rabbits are played. Nowadays it's all about the turtles. Tell them it's a ninja, they'll freak. All
- For three months, a person sits and looks at you, imagining a kiss. Imagining
- Maybe in the general scheme of things he couldn't find any meaning in life, but on a smaller scale it was okay. Not always, but… Any
- He felt full of a dense and sour substance that was blocking his chest, and it wasn't grief. After all those years, life now seemed… All
- He misses the feeling of creating something out of something. That’s right — something out of something. Because something out of nothing is when you… Air
- You'll never know what's happening inside the heads of other people. Funny
- I have always thought that Heaven is a place for people who had had a good life, but that is not true. God is merciful… All
- The fact is that everything I have in my pockets is carefully chosen so I’ll always be prepared. Everything is there so I can be… Accurate
- To what extent does anybody control his destiny? Life is very much like falling of the edge of a cliff. You have complete freedom to… All
- And she loved a man who was made out of nothing. A few hours without him and right away she’d be missing him with her… Apartment
- If you want to learn how to be happy, you have to know what is sadness first. Firsts
- Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good. Good