Best Callas Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

Source: John Huston: Interviews

“In those days, you had to like one or the other. You couldn't like Sutherland AND Callas.”

“Elvis Presley is my spiritual father, and as you may know Maria Callas is my spiritual mother.”

Knows May Spiritual Mother Father Callas

“I will not enter into a public feud with Madame Callas, since I am well aware that she has considerably greater competence and experience at that kind of thing than I have.”

Wells Kind Greater Competence Feuds Callas

Author:Rudolf Bing

“When I was a teenager, I dreamed of being an opera singer like Maria Callas or a jazz singer like June Christy or Chris Connor, or approaching songs with the kind of mystical lethargy of Billie Holiday, or championing the downtrodden like Lotte Lenya. But I never dreamed of singing in a rock-and-roll band.”

Kind Song Rocks Band Singing Jazz Singers Teenager Holiday Opera Rock And Roll Mystical June Lethargy Downtrodden Opera Singers Callas

Author:Patti Smith

“It didn't feel organic and [Tito] Gobbi was one of the artists that was able to, along with Maria Callas, incorporate not just the sound, but the emotion, the technique of the singing.”

Feels Able Artist Sound Emotion Singing Technique Callas Tito

Author:Robert Davi

“The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group.”

Happens Groups Singers Being The Best Opera Franco Callas

Author:Andrea Bocelli

“The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower—suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day, and now I place them here in memory of something that has died.”

Memories Strange Flower Died Occasions Suitable Lilies Wedding Day Callas

Author:Katharine Hepburn

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

Demand Dignity Callas

Author:Maria Callas

“Maura whirled towards Blue. "Blue, if you ever see that man again, you just walk the other way." "No," Calla corrected. "Kick him in the nuts. Then run the other way.”

Ifs Men Way Running Walks Blue Kicks Nuts Callas

Book:The Raven Boys

Source: The Raven Boys

“The best-case scenario here is that you make friends with a boy who's going to die." "Ah," said Calla, in a very, very knowing way. "Now I see." "Don't psychoanalyse me," her mother said. "I already have. And I say again, 'ah'.”

Way Said Mother Dies Boys Cases Knowing Scenarios Callas

Author:Maggie Stiefvater

“Then Maura made something with butter and Calla made something with bacon and Blue steamed broccoli in self-defense.”

Made Self Blue Defense Self Defense Broccoli Callas

Book:The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

Source: The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

“I thought you said scrying was a bad idea.” “It's like vodka,” Calla said. “It really depends on who's doing it.”

Said Ideas Depends Bad Ideas Vodka Callas

Book:The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

Source: The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

“When does it happen?" "It already has," Calla replied. Her eyes opened and fixed on Blue. "And it hasn't yet. Time' circular, chicken. We use the same parts of it over and over. Some of us more than others.”

Doe Use Happens Eye Blue Fixed Chickens Her Eyes Callas

Book:The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

Source: The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

“I'm very nearly drunk enough to be transcendent," Calla said after a space. She was not the only psychic drinking, but she was the closest one to transcendence. Persephone peered dubiously into the bottom of her own glass. In a very small voice (her voice was always small), she said sadly, "I am not drunk at all." Maura offered, "It's the Russian in you." "Estonian,"Persephone replied.”

Said Enough Voice Space Drinking Bottom Glasses Drunk Closest Psychics Transcendence Transcendent Persephone Small Voice Callas Estonians

Author:Maggie Stiefvater

“Calla readjusted, wrapping the silk around her other thigh instead. "Which one's he again? The pretty one?" Blue and Gansey exchanged a look. Blue's look said, I'm so, so sorry. Gansey's said, Am I the pretty one?”

Looks Said Blue Sorry Silk Thighs Wrapping Gansey Callas

Book:The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

Source: The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

“The calla lilies are in bloom again.”

Lilies Callas

Book:Me: Stories of My Life

Source: Me: Stories of My Life

“I search and can't find myself. I belong in chrysanthemum time, sharp in calla lily elongations. God made my soul into an ornamental thing.”

Made Soul My Soul Lilies Callas Chrysanthemums

Author:Fernando Pessoa

“The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing 'Tosca'.”

Firsts Singing Opera Callas

Author:Marianne Faithfull