The late Bill Nye once said, "I have been told that Wagner's music is better than it sounds."
Monsieur Wagner a de beaux moments, mais de mauvais quart d'heures. ("Mr. Wagner has some beautiful moments, but some awful quarters of an hour.")
—Gioachino Rossinia
I never discuss politics, religion, or Wagner. It always makes for bad blood and originates quarrels.
—Max Maretzek
