I am tired of always dying with a broken heart.

I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so.

Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk.

Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics" ... The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course.

Experience is a form of paralysis.

Je suis venu au monde tres jeune dans un temps tres vieux

I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.