Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.
“You know, having raised animals all my life for 50-something years, I would say that you know, I'm fascinated by cats.”
“I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time.”