Character Quote 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…

— 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…

— Etgar Keret

Rabbits are played. Nowadays it's all about the turtles. Tell them it's a ninja, they'll freak.

— 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…

— Etgar Keret

I like smoking pot, but I'm not the kind of guy who smokes every day.

— Etgar Keret

Often in writing programs, articulation and clarity are more important than what you actually say.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— Etgar Keret