November–December 1881 (uncertain):
The oddity of the genius in this world can be very well judged of from the stupid questions he is asked. Palermo.
The Brown Book
November–December 1881 (uncertain)
Overview
Writing in Palermo, Wagner suggests that the questions put to a genius reveal how strange that figure is to the surrounding world. The short note expresses contempt for the incomprehension he perceives in such questions.