There was some wonderful demonic thing that worked inside of her to fuse the elements of technique and expression and transcend the [roles she assayed.] ... She's an inspiration to everyone that follows her, but she’s also a kind of cautionary tale for artists, so they understand that you risk a great deal when you’re that hungry.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There was some wonderful demonic thing that worked inside of her to fuse the elements of technique and expression and transcend the [roles she assayed.] ... She's an inspiration to everyone that follows her, but she’s also a kind of cautionary tale for artists, so they understand that you risk a great deal when you’re that hungry." in the context of "Catherine Malfitano, as quoted in "The Callas Legacy" by James C. Whitson in Opera News (October 2005)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.