“Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes.”
Source: Settling the Score: Essays on Music
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Famous Ned Rorem Quotes
“The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.”
Source: The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem: 1961–1972
“Music is the sole art which evokes nostalgia for the future.”
Source: Setting the Tone: Essays and a Diary
“The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no meaning to speak of”
Source: The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem: 1961–1972
Source: Setting the Tone: Essays and a Diary
Source: The final diary, 1961-1972