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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: israeli
  • Birth: August 20, 1967

Topics

LifeGratefulFunPeopleMeMy Life

I covered hockey for a few years in the late '90s and early 2000s for the 'Colorado Springs Gazette,' and I covered the Avalanche for some of the glory years. I've done hockey off and on as a sportswriter but never played it.

John Branch

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Some comedians love their characters. I don't fall in love with mine. In fact, I get tired of them very fast. You have to be willing to throw it all away.

John Belushi

LoveTiredYouFallFastComedians

I grew up in Florida, so every now and then, we'd have a garter snake in the lawn. But I'm not super okay with them.

Maulik Pancholy

SnakeNowOkayNow And ThenFlorida

There's a difference between being an actress who can sing and being a Sally Song-and-Dance.

Anna Kendrick

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The Government wants to give young people from every community the chance to learn about the heroism and sacrifice of our great-grandparents, which is why we are organising visits to the battlefields of the Western Front.

Michael Gove

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My father and I had a good relationship, it was very relaxed. He had a lot of humour. He looked a little bit like me, although he had no beard. He had the appearance of a very elegant British-looking man.

Michael Haneke

GoodFatherRelationshipManMe

I would have loved to study medicine, but I was lucky to have come into the profession that I loved. I may not have been very good at it, but I loved it.

Roger Moore

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You truly have to make the very best of what you've got. We all do.

Mary Tyler Moore

BestYouGotMakeVeryTruly

Peace is one of the most precious gifts God has promised His children.

Joyce Meyer

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Light is what gives joy to buildings.

Jaquelin T. Robertson

LightJoyBuildingsGives

The Ripple network is a protocol. It's like HTTP for money. Users, merchants, anyone can use it for free without a license.

Chris Larsen

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My parents are strict, but the most important thing they have taught me is to be humble and kind and to always treat others as I would like to be treated myself.

Brooklyn Beckham

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