Only my dogs will not betray me.

Love is so much better when you are not married.

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.

When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.