I never knew anybody . . . who found life simple. I think a life or a time looks simple when you leave out the details.

People need God the way a three-year-old needs a chainsaw.

wherever you find the greatest good, you will find the greatest evil, because evil loves paradise as much as good.

In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have 'Aida' and 'Boheme' and 'Butterfly' and 'Cavalleria'. My passion is for opera, but when I'm in the car, I listen to everything.

I found I wasn't asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.

Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.

Every marriage moves either toward enhancing one another’s glory or toward degrading each other.

It's not what you do, it's the way you do it that makes you an artist. Whatever you do do it with all your heart. Be what you are Be creative!

As a well-known great man would have said if he had thought of it, "Don't go around offending people just because it can be done sitting down."

In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery.

...she could only wait for someone, something, to free her from the invisible chains that bound her.

That's a sure way to tell about somebody--the way they play, or don't play, make-believe.