Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they seem almost to be born that way. They bruise easier, tire faster, cry quicker, remember longer and, as I say, get sadder younger than anyone else in the world. I know, for I’m one of them.
RAY BRADBURYI don’t need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me.
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Looking back over a lifetime, you see that love was the answer to everything.
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I don’t need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me.
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Get rid of those friends of yours who make fun of you and don’t believe in you. And when you leave here tonight, go home, make a phone call and fire them. Anyone that doesn’t believe in you and your future, to hell with them.
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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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Teachers are to inspire; librarians are to fulfill.
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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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Ideas excite me, and as soon as I get excited, the adrenaline gets going and the next thing I know I’m borrowing energy from the ideas themselves.
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You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.
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Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled.
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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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Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.
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If someone tells you to do something for money, tell them to go to hell.
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Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
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Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.
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We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.
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