“The good writers touch life. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her.” — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean?… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Men are nuts. Young men are crazy. We all love toys. I'm toy oriented. I write about toys. I've got a lot… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Melt all the guns, I thought, break the knives, burn the guillotines-and the malicious will still write letters that kill. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
If you write a hundred short stories and they're all bad, that doesn't mean you've failed. You fail only if you stop… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
You have to be very productive in order to become excellent. You have to go through a poor period and a mediocre… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Teachers say if you write a story you must never name what you’re trying to write. Just do it. When it’s over… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I would not see our candle blown out in the wind. It is a small thing, this dear gift of life handed… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
You feed yourself. Make sure you have all the information, whether it's aesthetic, scientific, mathematical, I don't care what it is. Then you walk… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Do you ever read any of the books you burn?" He laughed. "That's against the law!" "Oh. Of course. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
We were put here as witnesses to the miracle of life. We see the stars, and we want them. We are beholden to give… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Remember, with writing, what you’re looking for is just one person to come up and tell you, 'I love you for what you do.' — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
As a result of reading science fiction when I was eight, I grew up with an interest in music, architecture, city planning, transportation, politics,… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“You can’t learn to write in college. It’s a very bad place for writers because the teachers always think they know more than you… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
We're going to become the martians when we land there. When we explore and build communities, we become the martians. That's a wonderful destiny… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I wish you a wrestling match with your Creative Muse that will last a lifetime. ... I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
The library is the biggest cracker box factory in the world. The more you eat, the more you want. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
