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Quotes by

Ray Bradbury

If we listened to our intellect, wed never have a love affair. Wed never have a friendship. Wed never go into business, because wed be cynical. Well, thats nonsense. Youve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. – Ray Bradbury

Touch a scientist and you touch a child. – Ray Bradbury

Everything is generated through your own will power. – Ray Bradbury

Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together. – Ray Bradbury

When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. – Ray Bradbury

We are anthill men upon an anthill world. – Ray Bradbury

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for. – Ray Bradbury

We are the miracle of force and matter making itself over into imagination and will. Incredible. The Life Force experimenting with forms. You for one. Me for another. The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of the shouts. – Ray Bradbury

A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt. – Ray Bradbury

I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great. – Ray Bradbury

The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me. – Ray Bradbury

If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it. – Ray Bradbury

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. – Ray Bradbury

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you. – Ray Bradbury

My business is to prevent the future. – Ray Bradbury

The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance – the idea that anything is possible. – Ray Bradbury

The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies. – Ray Bradbury

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. – Ray Bradbury

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. – Ray Bradbury

Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness. – Ray Bradbury