"We need to do stuff we've always done, even though you might not like it."

“Families where there is not much laughter I think are signs of some sort of dysfunctionality or sickness.”

“You... are now servants to the ear that needs quiet solace, and the eye that needs the consolation of beauty, servants to the mind that needs desperate repose or pointed inquiry, to the heart that needs invitation to flight or silent understanding, and to the soul that needs safe landing, or fearless, relentless enlightenment.”

Source : Joyce DiDonato's Commencement Address at the Juilliard School in New York City, New York, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2014.

“Do you think that the punishment for our sins was to die on the cross? If that was the case the two thieves could have paid the price. No, the punishment was to go to hell itself and to serve time in hell separated from God.”

“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.”

“Writing is a marathon, not a sprint.”

“Mauve is just pink trying to be purple.”

“At the end of the spectrum when you get to that 12th step, when you have that spiritual awakening we make ourselves available to help other people.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I've been a godmother loads of times, but being a grandmother is better than anything.”