Gian Carlo Menotti quotes

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do. (Gian Carlo Menotti)
Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears. View quote
Gian Carlo Menotti
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out. View quote
Gian Carlo Menotti
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance. View quote
Gian Carlo Menotti
Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding. View quote
Gian Carlo Menotti
Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is destroyed. View quote
Gian Carlo Menotti
There are three reasons why I live in Scotland. First, I like silence, and you have to be a millionaire to buy silence in Italy. Second, I like cold weather. Third, in Italy I have too many relatives and know too many people, so I never get a quiet time. View quote
Gian Carlo Menotti
The Italians are very unmusical. If I go to a Protestant church in London or Amsterdam or listen to a black choir, I hear four-part harmony. Italians could never do that. In Italy, we all have to sing the melody because we cannot harmonise. View quote
Gian Carlo Menotti