Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

30 quotes

Ray Bradbury, an American writer, is widely remembered for insights that continue to resonate with readers everywhere. Whether reflecting on Love or Great, Ray Bradbury brought uncommon clarity to every subject. 46 of Ray Bradbury's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Love, Great, Work, Science, and Morning. One standout: "I'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work."

“Touch a scientist and you touch a child.”

— Ray Bradbury

Science

All Quotes by 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

Imagination

“I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.”

— Ray Bradbury

Good

“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.”

— Ray Bradbury

Future

“I'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work.”

— Ray Bradbury

Work

“Touch a scientist and you touch a child.”

— Ray Bradbury

Science

“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.”

— Ray Bradbury

God

“When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money.”

— Ray Bradbury

Money

“The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.”

— Ray Bradbury

Best

“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

Great

“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.”

— Ray Bradbury

Love

“We are anthill men upon an anthill world.”

— Ray Bradbury

Men

“If you're living in your time, you cannot help but to write about the things that are important.”

— Ray Bradbury

Time

“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

Love

“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

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.”

— Ray Bradbury

Government

“I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I'd written a thousand stories.”

— Ray Bradbury

Education

“If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.”

— Ray Bradbury

God

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

— Ray Bradbury

Dreams

“Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love.”

— Ray Bradbury

Love

“I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.”

— Ray Bradbury

Great