Etgar Keret Quotes
When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.
Etgar Keret
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The amygdala plays a crucial role in processing fear, and minus her two amygdalae, S.M. became unflappable. Studies of her are actually a hoot to read, since they basically consist of scientists concocting ever-more-elaborate ways of trying to scare her.
Sam Kean
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I can't change the past, and I don't think I would. I don't expect to be understood. I like what I've written, the stories and two novels. If I had to give up what I've written in order to be clear of this disease, I wouldn't do it.
Harold Brodkey
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If you have a major disaster involving hundreds of thousands, or in this case millions of people, whether it be a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, the first 72 hours are going to be totally chaotic no matter what you plan to do.
Warren Rudman
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her.
Yayoi Kusama
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One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
Lao Tzu
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The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.
Ted Allen
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Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do.
Eric Hoffer
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I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes—and moreover, I will go with thee to thy uncle’s.
William Shakespeare
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You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.
Dr. Seuss
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When you play the same character for a long time, you have a shorthand. You get onto the set, you put on your outfit and two-thirds of your work is done because you've built on that work for so many years.
Lisa Edelstein
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If I can make a connection, one connection, to any one listener in the world, I consider that successful.
Wynonna Judd
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When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.
Etgar Keret