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Etgar Keret Quotes

You don’t need to use the language of God to ask where the restrooms are Picture Quote #1

It’s funny, but I think my stories - the good ones - they’re much smarter than I am Picture Quote #1

I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the lyrics later on Picture Quote #1

As the son of Holocaust survivors, this is life - you’re put in a corner, and you have to get out. I believe that you can always get out Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the stories are smarter than me, and suddenly these things start to make sense Picture Quote #1

Often, the stories are very much like trust falls. You fall, and you hope the story’s going to catch you Picture Quote #1

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I was born at six months, and I weighed 900 grams [less than two pounds]. I have a very heroic birth story Picture Quote #1

It’s kind of a reflex for me to ignore my own wishes and think about other people first Picture Quote #1

As a child, I never wanted my parents to be unhappy, which meant that I would always contemplate what would make them happy Picture Quote #1

For three months, a person sits and looks at you, imagining a kiss Picture Quote #1

The one who swallows cactuses with spines should not complain about hemorrhoids Picture Quote #1

You’ll never know what’s happening inside the heads of other people Picture Quote #1

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Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good Picture Quote #1

Rabbits are played. Nowadays it’s all about the turtles. Tell them it’s a ninja, they’ll freak Picture Quote #1

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 a lot of the time Picture Quote #1

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 like no more than a trap, a maze, not even a maze, just a room that was all walls, no door Picture Quote #1

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, and it will die. But leave it to thrive in the soil, untouched, and it will weather both gods and winds. It is born with the soil, and it will live so long as the soil shall live Picture Quote #1

If you want to learn how to be happy, you have to know what is sadness first Picture Quote #1

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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 of all the things the angel had told him, nothing was true. That he wasn’t even an angel, just a liar with wings Picture Quote #1

Writing is a way of living other lives. It is a way of expanding your life. It’s not actually living a different life, it just means that you’re hungry for life. There are so many things you want to do Picture Quote #1

What you experience in the army, aged 18 to 21, is what you take through all your life. You cross invisible lines: you shoot someone, get shot, break into people’s houses. It’s naive to think you won’t carry anything into your life Picture Quote #1

If someone gives you a piece of advice that sounds right and feels right, use it. If someone gives you a piece of advice that sounds right and feels wrong, don’t waste so much as a single second on it. It may be fine for someone else, but not for you Picture Quote #1

Before I started to make films, I didn’t give much thought to the way the characters were physically positioned in the story world Picture Quote #1

I always have a story in my head that needs to be written, or at least I think I do. But I usually can’t find the time to write it Picture Quote #1

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My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way Picture Quote #1

The reason I write is that I’m not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself Picture Quote #1

When I started writing my stories, I thought that not only nobody outside my language, but nobody outside my neighbourhood would get them Picture Quote #1

Being ambivalent doesn’t mean that you’re a relevatist, that anything goes; it just means that you show the complexity of life. Life is always complex Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 I told people this, they acted as if something tragic had happened, but I kind of felt relieved, grateful to the thief who saved me from another year of something that felt more like homework than fun Picture Quote #1

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You don’t need to use the language of God to ask where the restrooms are (Etgar Keret Quotes) It’s funny, but I think my stories - the good ones - they’re much smarter than I am (Etgar Keret Quotes) I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the lyrics later on (Etgar Keret Quotes) As the son of Holocaust survivors, this is life - you’re put in a corner, and you have to get out. I believe that you can always get out (Etgar Keret Quotes) Sometimes the stories are smarter than me, and suddenly these things start to make sense (Etgar Keret Quotes) Often, the stories are very much like trust falls. You fall, and you hope the story’s going to catch you (Etgar Keret Quotes) I was born at six months, and I weighed 900 grams [less than two pounds]. I have a very heroic birth story (Etgar Keret Quotes) It’s kind of a reflex for me to ignore my own wishes and think about other people first (Etgar Keret Quotes) As a child, I never wanted my parents to be unhappy, which meant that I would always contemplate what would make them happy (Etgar Keret Quotes) For three months, a person sits and looks at you, imagining a kiss (Etgar Keret Quotes) The one who swallows cactuses with spines should not complain about hemorrhoids (Etgar Keret Quotes) You’ll never know what’s happening inside the heads of other people (Etgar Keret Quotes) Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good (Etgar Keret Quotes) Rabbits are played. Nowadays it’s all about the turtles. Tell them it’s a ninja, they’ll freak (Etgar Keret Quotes) 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 a lot of the time (Etgar Keret Quotes) 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 like no more than a trap, a maze, not even a maze, just a room that was all walls, no door (Etgar Keret Quotes) 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, and it will die. But leave it to thrive in the soil, untouched, and it will weather both gods and winds. It is born with the soil, and it will live so long as the soil shall live (Etgar Keret Quotes) If you want to learn how to be happy, you have to know what is sadness first (Etgar Keret Quotes) 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 of all the things the angel had told him, nothing was true. That he wasn’t even an angel, just a liar with wings (Etgar Keret Quotes) Writing is a way of living other lives. It is a way of expanding your life. It’s not actually living a different life, it just means that you’re hungry for life. There are so many things you want to do (Etgar Keret Quotes) What you experience in the army, aged 18 to 21, is what you take through all your life. You cross invisible lines: you shoot someone, get shot, break into people’s houses. It’s naive to think you won’t carry anything into your life (Etgar Keret Quotes) If someone gives you a piece of advice that sounds right and feels right, use it. If someone gives you a piece of advice that sounds right and feels wrong, don’t waste so much as a single second on it. It may be fine for someone else, but not for you (Etgar Keret Quotes) Before I started to make films, I didn’t give much thought to the way the characters were physically positioned in the story world (Etgar Keret Quotes) I always have a story in my head that needs to be written, or at least I think I do. But I usually can’t find the time to write it (Etgar Keret Quotes) My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way (Etgar Keret Quotes) The reason I write is that I’m not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself (Etgar Keret Quotes) When I started writing my stories, I thought that not only nobody outside my language, but nobody outside my neighbourhood would get them (Etgar Keret Quotes) Being ambivalent doesn’t mean that you’re a relevatist, that anything goes; it just means that you show the complexity of life. Life is always complex (Etgar Keret Quotes) 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 (Etgar Keret Quotes) 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 I told people this, they acted as if something tragic had happened, but I kind of felt relieved, grateful to the thief who saved me from another year of something that felt more like homework than fun (Etgar Keret Quotes)

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