Etgar Keret Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

Etgar Keret quotes and sayings page 3 (57 year old writer). These are the last 5 out of 25 quotes we have for him.

“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.”

“I see creative-writing classes as some sort of AA meeting. It is more of a support group for people who write than an actual course in which you learn writing skills. This support group is extremely important because there is something very lonely about writing.”

“It took a lot to understand that the interest in both writing a story and reading it is not in the objective dangers someone takes. You don't have to fight snakes or wake up in a strange apartment to have a story; it's about what goes on inside your mind and soul.”

“Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?”

“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.”