Estonian sayings walk softly, carrying the hush of pine forests and the brine of the Baltic. They favor spare words, dry humor, and a stubborn faith in work, weather, and waiting. You’ll hear the crackle of a Jaanipäev bonfire, the creak of a sauna door, the patience of bogs and rye fields. Literature joins in with clear-eyed melancholy and sudden warmth, songs that keep step in minor keys, epics that tramp through snow, reminding that silence can guide, and small deeds steady a life.
"In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary"
"Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that's in the morning when I shave"
"I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours. Only a prism can divide the colours and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener"
"Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning"
