“I'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work.”
Work
“A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt.”
GreatAll Quotes by Ray Bradbury
“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.”
Future“Love is the answer to everything. It's the only reason to do anything. If you don't write stories you love, you'll never make it. If you don't write stories that other people love, you'll never make it.”
Love“We are anthill men upon an anthill world.”
Men“I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.”
Great“There is too much government today. We've got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.”
Government“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.”
Imagination“My business is to prevent the future.”
Business“If you're living in your time, you cannot help but to write about the things that are important.”
Time“When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money.”
Money“Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love.”
Love“The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.”
Best“I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.”
Future“A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt.”
Great“My religion encompasses all religions. I believe in God, I believe in the universe. I believe you are god, I believe I am god I believe the earth is god and the universe is god. We're all god.”
God“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.”
Morning“Everything is generated through your own will power.”
Power“If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”
Business“I hate all politics. I don't like either political party. One should not belong to them - one should be an individual, standing in the middle. Anyone that belongs to a party stops thinking.”
Politics“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.”
Love