Etgar Keret Quotes
When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.
Quotes to Explore
-
I grew up playing golf, and if I were ever good enough to play professionally, I would get to travel the world while playing a sport I love.
-
There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives.
-
America faces a new race that has awakened.
-
Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
-
Religion is the opium of the masses.
-
Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.
-
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.
-
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
-
My passion for strengthening the community and making peoples' lives better is stronger now than when I first got into politics.
-
The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.
-
I just meant as far as coming to the games on time; it was just like I was under the microscope, every little thing, it was like they were looking for me to come in here with my shoes untied.
-
I think William Trevor is as good as it gets. Whenever I want a book to do exactly what it says it will, I read him.
-
Fashion definitely has the power to change the world.
-
And we shared the story of Korean War veteran Dick Shank, who made it home to that baby boy, and lived out his life - at 84 years old, he was still roller skating - because no war should ever be forgotten and no veteran should ever be overlooked.
-
For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart.
-
The future belongs to those who have the courage to create it. We need a new humanity. We need a new expression of community. We need the Church to bring the world together. This makes me excited.
-
I tend not to think about audience when I'm writing. Many people who read 'The Giver' now have their own kids who are reading it. Even from the beginning, the book attracted an audience beyond a child audience.
-
The detail that goes into couture stuff is insane. Everything is handmade - every sequin, every double stitch.
-
Karrin Murphy: I'm pretty sure there's no Nobel prize for pornography.
-
When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.
