If you did not write every day, the poisons would accumulate and you would begin to die, or act crazy or both-you must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
RAY BRADBURYIf someone tells you to do something for money, tell them to go to hell.
More Ray Bradbury Quotes
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The years go by. The time, it does fly. Every single second is a moment in time that passes. And it seems like nothing – but when you’re looking back. Well, it amounts to everything.
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If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.
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You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.
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An athlete may run ten thousand miles in order to prepare for one hundred yards. Quantity gives experience.
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You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
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I do a first draft as passionately and as quickly as I can. I believe a story is valid only when it’s immediate and passionate, when it dances out of your subconscious. If you interfere in any way, you destroy it.
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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.
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Good to evil seems evil
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Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together.
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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.
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Work is the only answer. I have three rules to live by. One, get your work done. If that doesn’t work, shut up and drink your gin. And when all else fails, run like hell!
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A life’s work should be based on love.
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Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.
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If you learn only methods, you’ll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods.
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I don’t need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me.
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