Quotes from Ray Bradbury

And the odd think in Dad's voice was the sound truth makes being said.

What are you up to now?" "I'm sill crazy. The rain feels good. I love to walk in it.

Edgar Allen Poe really started me when I was 8. I fell in love with everything of his.

I love the musical form of books. It's a different way of doing things, it's very beautiful. You're able to sing things instead of saying them. So what the heck - why not do them?

Love what you do and do what you love.

I think we're doing a dreadful job of educating.

The answer I found is you stay away from the people who make fun of you, and you join these ad hoc groups who understand your craziness.

We've gotta reinvest in space travel. We should've never left the moon.

I like to watch people. Sometimes I ride the subway all day and look at them and listen to them. I just want to figure out who they are and what they want and where they're going.

I discovered very early on that if you wanted a thing, you went for it - and you got it. Most people never go anywhere, or want anything - so they never get anything.

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

Do what you love, don't do anything else.

You should love literature. You should live in the library. Forget about films.

Kids love me because I write stories that tell them about their capacity for evil. I'm one of the few writers who lets you cleanse yourself that way.

If someone sends you a love letter you've got to answer back.

You're either in love with what you do, or you're not in love.

Hollywood was a good influence because I was madly in love with films, and the films had a direct influence on me.

Electronic books are junk.

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him.

Space travel is life-enhancing, and anything that's life-enhancing is worth doing. It makes you want to live forever.

People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it.

Everything is generated through your own will power. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. This is a democracy. You go where you want to go and do what you want to do.

I don't understand this whole thing about computers and the superhighway. Who wants to be in touch with all of those people?