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Who said something along the lines that Wagner's music is better than it sounds? Thanks.

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Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
--Bill Nye, quoted in Mark Twain's Autobiography, 1924

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/555.html

Seashell ebb music wayriver she flows. --James Joyce
 
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Viktoria, Thanks much. Is that Bill Nye the Science Guy? Or a different Bill Nye?

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Yeah, that was my first thought, too. But then it occurred to me that if Twain's Autobiography was published in 1924, then it wasn't very likely to have been Bill Nye, the Science Guy. I've seen the quote attributed to Twain, but this source was a little more complete, so I used it. I could just use this question as an excuse to read Twain's Autobiography.

Seashell ebb music wayriver she flows. --James Joyce
 
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For me, Barbara Schmidt's website http://www.twainquotes.com is the best source for anything associated with Mark Twain. Here's what she has
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Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
- Mark Twain's Autobiography (re-quoting humorist Bill Nye)
http://www.twainquotes.com/Opera.html


Barbara has usually done some very thorough research and if she can't find a source, she says so. Smile

 
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