Ray Bradbury1920–2012The quotations of
Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter
1920–2012
16 quotes, most often on Reading and Inspiration.
- “All flesh is one: what matter scores?” in When Elephants Last In The Dooryard Bloomed: Celebrations For Almost Any Day In The Year (1973)
Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.
The Meadow (1947), originally a radio play for the World Security Workshop- Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
God gives us dreadful gifts. The most dreadful of all is memory.
The Wish (p. 172)Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.
Brown Daily Herald (24 March 1995)Is Death important? No. Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962), Chapter 54 (p. 289)- Dandelion Wine (1957), p. 62
- Dandelion Wine (1957), p. 147
- The Paris Review interview (2010)
If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you, and you’ll never learn.
Fahrenheit 451 (1953)- Fahrenheit 451, Coda (1979)
- Beyond 1984: The People Machines (1979)
People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it.
Beyond 1984: The People Machines (1979)- Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
Recreate the world in your own image and make it better for your having been here.
Speech at Brown University (1995)
