Inquiry into reality begins with the recognition of our ignorance.
If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.
The greatest misfortune is not knowing what's enough.
The opera is a beautiful and irrational world. One could spend a lifetime listening and still not understand everything.
对艺术家来说,自然界中从来没有什么是丑陋的。
我宁愿接受一个聪明人最尖锐的批评,也不愿接受大众无知的赞同。