The one who swallows cactuses with spines should not complain about hemorrhoids.

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.

If we're a family and your brother wishes you death, it's not a very happy family.

If you want to learn how to be happy, you have to know what is sadness first.

For my mother, having a family was the most important thing in her life. In the Second World War, it was a challenge - surviving physically and mentally and finding somebody who you loved and who was willing to be with you.

Etgar means "challenge." And my family name is Keret, which means "urban." So my name is "urban challenge." My joke is, it's a good description of a birth but a strange name for a human being.

People usually don't allow you to cut off their tongue.