The only thing I care about is the music and the performance. That's the only reason I'm here.

要成为艺术家，你必须放弃一切，包括成为好艺术家的欲望。

The greatest truths are often the ones we cannot put into words.

The poet must be a master of both thought and expression.

最优秀的血统往往会脱颖而出。

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

The opera is a beautiful and irrational world. One could spend a lifetime listening and still not understand everything.