Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime.

Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime.

It is a sin for a plebian to grumble in public.
[Lat., Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est.]

It is a sin for a plebian to grumble in public.
[Lat., Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est.]

Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious read more

Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious instrument that has been the source of their artistry frays, cracks and disappears.

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. read more

I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.

How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?

How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?

Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.

Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.

You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.

You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.