In opera, there is always too much singing.

Extreme complication is contrary to art.

There is nothing more musical than a sunset.

The trouble with the opera is there's always to much singing.

I have a horror of sentimentality, and I cannot forget that its name is Saint-Saëns.

Life is the space between our things.

Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part.