Edith Pearlman famous quotes

07-18-2025

  • For me, the most important thing is the element of chance that is built into a live performance. The very great drawback of recorded sound is the fact that it is always the same. No matter how wonderful a recording is, I know that I couldn't live with it--even of my own music--with the same nuances forever.

  • What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

  • Life is more important than 'what film I do next.

  • Once you get the right image the details aren't that important.

  • I'd rather be loud and misunderstood than quiet and bored

  • I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

  • There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

  • When our consciousness is quiet, the waves of thought cease and we see clearly enough to relate back to our spirit. we connect with who we really are.

  • Prayer [is] the quiet, persistent living of our life of desire and faith in the presence of our God.

  • I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.