歌剧是一种生活方式，并非与之分离的事物。

做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事。

生活不是等待暴风雨过去，而是学会在雨中跳舞。

The body is a landscape of scars, each one a story, a memory, a lesson.

我不相信运气，我相信准备。

We must remember that history is written by the victors, but memory is preserved by the vanquished.

"Silence is as important as the words we speak."

I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.