Quotes by Ray Bradbury

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.

If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you don’t know how to read, you don’t know how to decide. That’s the great thing about our country – we’re a democracy of readers, and we should keep it that way.

I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.

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

There is too much government today. We’ve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.

It’s not going to do any good to land on Mars if we’re stupid.

If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.

My business is to prevent the future.

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.

I don’t try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.