--- title: "Best Etgar Keret Quotations" description: "Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer famous for his short stories, graphic novels and scripts for film and television. Browse 150 Etgar Keret quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b057/author-etgar-keret-2656.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b057/author-etgar-keret-2656.jpg) # Etgar Keret (1967) Writer Poland **150** quotes in **740** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Etgar Keret is a writer from Poland, best known for *Suddenly, a knock on the door*. ## Quick Facts About Etgar Keret Born August 20, 1967 Nationality Poland Profession Writer Notable works Suddenly, a knock on the door Known for Kneller's Happy Campers Spouse Shira Geffen ## About Etgar Keret Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer famous for his short stories, graphic novels and scripts for film and television. ## Awards & Honors Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Sapir Prize for Literature Newman Prize Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works ## Quotes by Etgar Keret · Page 4 > [All my writing-life people kept telling me that I should stop writing short stories and start writing novels: my agent, my Israeli…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/all-my-writing-life-people-kept-telling-me-that-i-should-stop-writing/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Agents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agents/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/etgar-keret-2656_agents_all-my-writing-life-people-kept-telling_747268.jpg) > [ I remember a point in \[writing\] the story where I said, "This isn't working, I should go and buy something at the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-remember-a-point-in-writing-the-story-where-i-said-this-isn-t/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Goes on](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goes-on/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/etgar-keret-2656_goes-on_i-remember-a-point-in-writing-the-story_1222083.png) > [According to Gur's theory of boredom, everything that happens in the world today is because of boredom: love, war, inventions, fake fireplaces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/according-to-gur-s-theory-of-boredom-everything-that-happens-in-the/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Boredom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boredom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/etgar-keret-2656_boredom_according-to-gur-s-theory-of-boredom-eve_2761511.png) > [“To vanquish the emptiness, I have strategems. I listen to music for countless hours. The music fills not only me, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/to-vanquish-the-emptiness-i-have-strategems-i-listen-to-music-for/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Emptiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emptiness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/etgar-keret-2656_emptiness_to-vanquish-the-emptiness-i-have-strateg_1731990.png) > [“Kids who get Bart Simpson dolls too easily grow up to be punks who steal from candy stores, because they're used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/kids-who-get-bart-simpson-dolls-too-easily-grow-up-to-be-punks-who/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Bart simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bart-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/592/etgar-keret-2656_bart-simpson_kids-who-get-bart-simpson-dolls-too-easi_1665630.png) > [I see creative-writing classes as some sort of AA meeting. It is more of a support group for people who write than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-see-creative-writing-classes-as-some-sort-of-aa-meeting-it-is-more/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Aa meeting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aa-meeting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/etgar-keret-2656_aa-meeting_i-see-creative-writing-classes-as-some-s_2677717.png) > [I was first introduced to Kafka's writing during my compulsory army-service basic training. During that period, Kafka's fiction felt hyperrealistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-was-first-introduced-to-kafka-s-writing-during-my-compulsory-army/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Army](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/army/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aee/etgar-keret-2656_army_i-was-first-introduced-to-kafka-s-writin_1765377.png) > [For me taking a pragmatic decision when it comes to art is almost an oxymoron. The reason I first picked up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/for-me-taking-a-pragmatic-decision-when-it-comes-to-art-is-almost-an/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/etgar-keret-2656_art_for-me-taking-a-pragmatic-decision-when_1548112.png) > [“And suddenly the driver remembered how he'd once promised himself that if he became God in the end, he'd be merciful 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/) [Humanity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humanity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/etgar-keret-2656_humanity_and-suddenly-the-driver-remembered-how-h_292292.jpg) > [“Dad said I had no respect for money and that if I didn't learn when I was little when was I going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/dad-said-i-had-no-respect-for-money-and-that-if-i-didn-t-learn-when-i/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Bart simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bart-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f28/etgar-keret-2656_bart-simpson_dad-said-i-had-no-respect-for-money-and_966307.jpg) > [I think that any authentic feeling one has of life should be a feeling of defeat. It's a losing game. You're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-think-that-any-authentic-feeling-one-has-of-life-should-be-a/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Assyrians](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assyrians/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/etgar-keret-2656_assyrians_i-think-that-any-authentic-feeling-one-h_2162368.jpg) > [Even as a very young man, I knew that my family is like a plant. Uproot it, and it will wilt. Pluck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/even-as-a-very-young-man-i-knew-that-my-family-is-like-a-plant-uproot/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/etgar-keret-2656_born_even-as-a-very-young-man-i-knew-that-my_1890078.jpg) > [Most of them were murderers. But when I went there to talk, they were the nicest people. I did a reading. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/most-of-them-were-murderers-but-when-i-went-there-to-talk-they-were/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Cells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/etgar-keret-2656_cells_most-of-them-were-murderers-but-when-i-w_1172838.png) > [When my works are being translated, I always get this question from my translators: Up or down? Which means, should it sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/when-my-works-are-being-translated-i-always-get-this-question-from-my/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Biblical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/etgar-keret-2656_biblical_when-my-works-are-being-translated-i-alw_2617015.jpg) > [I'm not saying that I don't experience people in life as evil, but writing is not a place of alienation; writing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-m-not-saying-that-i-don-t-experience-people-in-life-as-evil-but/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Alienation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alienation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/etgar-keret-2656_alienation_i-m-not-saying-that-i-don-t-experience-p_1066645.jpg) > [ When I write, I never know the endings. What I think works in \[my\] stories is the fact that when I write,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/when-i-write-i-never-know-the-endings-what-i-think-works-in-my/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/etgar-keret-2656_behinds_when-i-write-i-never-know-the-endings-wh_1886521.png) > [You take a book, and what can you do with a book? Can you cook an egg on a book? No. Can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/you-take-a-book-and-what-can-you-do-with-a-book-can-you-cook-an-egg/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/etgar-keret-2656_book_you-take-a-book-and-what-can-you-do-with_2529435.jpg) > [There were lots of lies along the way in life. Lies without arms, lies that were ill, lies that did harm, lies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/there-were-lots-of-lies-along-the-way-in-life-lies-without-arms-lies/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/etgar-keret-2656_arms_there-were-lots-of-lies-along-the-way-in_2539523.png) > [Being ambivalent doesn't mean that you're a relevatist, that anything goes; it just means that you show the complexity of life. Life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/being-ambivalent-doesn-t-mean-that-you-re-a-relevatist-that-anything/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Ambivalent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambivalent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/etgar-keret-2656_ambivalent_being-ambivalent-doesn-t-mean-that-you-r_3070801.png) > [I'm not saying that I don't experience people in life as evil, but writing is not a place of alienation; writing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-m-not-saying-that-i-don-t-experience-people-in-life-as-evil-but-2/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Alienation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alienation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/etgar-keret-2656_alienation_i-m-not-saying-that-i-don-t-experience-p_1380807.png) > [“Me, when it comes to religion, I have no God. When I'm cool, I don't need anyone, and when I'm feeling shitty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/me-when-it-comes-to-religion-i-have-no-god-when-i-m-cool-i-don-t-need/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Atheism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atheism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/etgar-keret-2656_atheism_me-when-it-comes-to-religion-i-have-no-g_727367.png) > [“Ehud was tall and strong and was always quiet. Lots of people thought that Ehud was quiet because he was stupid. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/ehud-was-tall-and-strong-and-was-always-quiet-lots-of-people-thought/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Smartest Kid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/smartest-kid-517414/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/etgar-keret-2656_smartest-kid_ehud-was-tall-and-strong-and-was-always_1663373.jpg) > [I have to admit that talking authoritatively about my students' stories can make me feel, at times, like an astronaut who has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-have-to-admit-that-talking-authoritatively-about-my-students/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Astronaut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/etgar-keret-2656_astronaut_i-have-to-admit-that-talking-authoritati_1730247.png) > [“And when they started moving, he looked in the rear-view mirror and gave Eddie a sad wink, which somehow made the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/and-when-they-started-moving-he-looked-in-the-rear-view-mirror-and/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Humanity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humanity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/etgar-keret-2656_humanity_and-when-they-started-moving-he-looked-i_1268147.png) > [Generally, all my life, I have had strong friction with life - I was a problematic soldier, I was kicked out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/generally-all-my-life-i-have-had-strong-friction-with-life-i-was-a/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Army](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/army/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/etgar-keret-2656_army_generally-all-my-life-i-have-had-strong_1519639.png) > [Making up characters and places and plots, unlike fixing your plumbing or doing dishes, is anything but practical or rational. I write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/making-up-characters-and-places-and-plots-unlike-fixing-your-plumbing/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/etgar-keret-2656_character_making-up-characters-and-places-and-plot_1395546.jpg) > [I rarely return to characters. My characters, at least most of them, are much more a part of that superorganism that is…](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/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/etgar-keret-2656_character_i-rarely-return-to-characters-my-charact_2770102.png) > [“When you say I love you very much , and your asthma's attack occurs, there is no time for palaver because instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/when-you-say-i-love-you-very-much-and-your-asthma-s-attack-occurs/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Ambulance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambulance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dad/etgar-keret-2656_ambulance_when-you-say-i-love-you-very-much-and-yo_854146.png) > [“Dice que no la amo de verdad. Que digo que la quiero, que creo que la quiero, pero que no. He oído…](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/) [Amor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/etgar-keret-2656_amor_dice-que-no-la-amo-de-verdad-que-digo-qu_336250.png) > [I've always had a very developed superego. I also had a very powerful id, but there was no ego in the middle.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-ve-always-had-a-very-developed-superego-i-also-had-a-very-powerful/) [Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/) [Amazed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/etgar-keret-2656_amazed_i-ve-always-had-a-very-developed-supereg_2167146.png) ## Etgar Keret by topic [Writing (37)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/etgar-keret/) [People (28)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/etgar-keret/) [Stories (27)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories/etgar-keret/) [Life (24)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/etgar-keret/) [Thinking (21)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/etgar-keret/) [Writer (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer/etgar-keret/) [Way (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/etgar-keret/) [Time (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/etgar-keret/) [Kind (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/etgar-keret/) [Israel (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/etgar-keret/) [Want (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/etgar-keret/) [Judaism (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/judaism/etgar-keret/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/#itemlist", "name": "Etgar Keret Quotes", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All my writing-life people kept telling me that I should stop writing short stories and start writing novels: my agent, my Israeli publisher, my foreign ones, my bank manager - 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