“You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.”

“I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.”

“Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.”

“When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed its point.”

“When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.”

“With the manipulation of abstract symbols, an artist can send you information without sound, change your feelings and,sometimes, even beliefs. Artists convey the unspeakable. Artists inspire.”

“An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.”