“If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.”
God
“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
“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“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.”
Education“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“The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.”
Best“When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money.”
Money“You don't have to turn on the TV set. You don't have to work on the Internet. It's up to you.”
Work“The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me.”
Great“It's not going to do any good to land on Mars if we're stupid.”
Good“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“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.”
Future“My business is to prevent the future.”
Business“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“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“I'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work.”
Work“We are anthill men upon an anthill world.”
Men“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“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.”
Good“If you're living in your time, you cannot help but to write about the things that are important.”
Time