Author: Edith Pearlman

Quotes

Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam,' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.

Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam,' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.

- Edith Pearlman

There's no rule I want to break or ever wanted to break - I find the conventional life gratifying - as long as I can sit at my typewriter, alone, for half a day.

There's no rule I want to break or ever wanted to break - I find the conventional life gratifying - as long as I can sit at my typewriter, alone, for half a day.

- Edith Pearlman

The ordinary experiences of aging alter and clarify your view of past, present, and future.

The ordinary experiences of aging alter and clarify your view of past, present, and future.

- Edith Pearlman

I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.

I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.

- Edith Pearlman

In the late 1950s, self-esteem hadn't yet been invented. High schools saw their sole mission as preparing students thoroughly for academic work.

In the late 1950s, self-esteem hadn't yet been invented. High schools saw their sole mission as preparing students thoroughly for academic work.

- Edith Pearlman

I wrote in the cellar for a number of years. I needed a private space, and it had a furnace, so it was always warm.

I wrote in the cellar for a number of years. I needed a private space, and it had a furnace, so it was always warm.

- Edith Pearlman

I have a skepticism toward romance. I believe that decency and companionship are, in the long run, more important in life.

I have a skepticism toward romance. I believe that decency and companionship are, in the long run, more important in life.

- Edith Pearlman

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