When I say a spoken Hebrew sentence, half of it is like the King James Bible and half of it is a hip-hop lyric. It has a roller-coaster effect. Etgar Keret biblecoastereffect Change image and share on social
In Israel, there is this reduction of the political discourse to something that is very limited. It's as if you have that pitch that only dogs can hear. Sometimes I feel I speak at such a pitch that very few people around me communicate with what I'm saying. Etgar Keret communicatediscoursedog share on social
I have to admit that talking authoritatively about my students' stories can make me feel, at times, like an astronaut who has just landed on a new planet and insists on giving guided tours to its inhabitants. Etgar Keret admitastronautauthoritatively share on social
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. Etgar Keret actualclasscreative share on social
In the army you feel violated - there's no private space. Writing was a life-saver, a way of recovering private territory. Etgar Keret armyfeellife Change image and share on social
The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself. Etgar Keret dialogueemotionput Change image and share on social
