a moment of silence

Thanks for writing multitudes of stories, and for your contagious love of writing and of books Mr. Bradbury. You are a legendary influence.

"I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it."

"I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I'd written a thousand stories."

"Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for. "

"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them."

                                               

                                                                 ~Ray Bradbury