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When I was seven or eight years old, I began to read the science-fiction magazines that were brought by guests into my grandparents' boarding house in...more

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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....more

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Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electri...more

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Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.

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Love what you do and do what you love. Don't listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should...more

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Collecting facts is important. Knowledge is important. But if you don't have an imagination to use the knowledge, civilization is nowhere.

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Stuff your eyes with wonder," he said, "live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for ...more

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There were differences between memories and dreams. He had only dreams of things he had wanted to do, while Lespere had memories of things done and ac...more

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Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and a...more

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The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me.

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Insane people give me hope.""What!!!!" I almost dropped my beer."The insane have decided to stay on," Crumley said. "They love life so much that, rath...more

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You knew the sweetness of now, now, TONIGHT! who cares for tomorrow, tomorrow is nothing, yesterday is over and done, tonight live, tonight!

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Strange. Half my years afraid of life. The other half, afraid of death. Always some kind of afraid.

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I was a crazy creature with a head full of carnival spangles until I was thirty, and then the only man I ever really cared for stopped waiting and mar...more

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Don’t look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heade...more