"This is Montag, Block 813!"
"This is Montag, Block 813!"
Glad you posted it
I was never a big science fiction fan, but I loved “Something Wicked This Way Comes.”
I remember seeing William Buckley say that Ray Bradbury was more conservative than he was.
Unfortunately not all sci fi writers share Bradbury’s vision of liberty. Just last week Elizabeth Moon who writes some good mil sci fi said that she believed all people should be bar coded so they can be easily identified and located. Bradbury would recoil at that suggestion. RIP Mr Bradbury.
I JUST bought my book-loving teen Fahrenheit 451 last week. She loves to read, and I wanted her to read some classics, so I bought that, Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm. I didn’t realize he had died yesterday. I am honestly so sad. Something Wicked This Way Comes was an absolute favorite of mine.
My favorite SF book was “October Country” by Bradbury.
The Golden Apples Of The Sun
I was thinking Bradbury must have been one of the last authors whose initial works originally appeared in old pulp magazines (before they were replaced by paperbacks and the somewhat ‘similar to pulp’ digests).
“I am aware of his work”
Bradbury, Asimov, Vonnegut - three of my heroes. God bless you all for making us want to be smart as children.
Goodbye Ray. Glad you were one of us.
On a tablet so I can’t post the link. It’s catchy, it’s adult, it’s probably NSFW. Go to You Tube, search and watch Rachael Bloom’s tribute...
“F*ck Me Ray Bradbury”
She did a great job and RB even admired it. Some folks here probably won’t like it but AFAIC it is a wonderful, ADULT, tribute to a great author!
Pinging laz cuz I bet he would hit on Rachael. I would if I were decades younger....
I loved this guy. He was about the most lyrical writer America produced in the 20th century. I think I’ve read everything he ever wrote, I’ve read everything of his I can find.
I’ll miss him, he was one of my favorites ever.
RIP, Ray, I feel I knew you.
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One of my favorite works by Bradbury is “Time Enough For Love” — most particularly the two paragraphs titled “Intermission: Excerpts from the notebooks of Lazarus Long.” The excerpts are sayings by Lazarus, and I’m a big fan of ditties that condense great wisdom into a handful of words.
(Lazarus, for those unfamiliar with the story, is a gentleman of immense age, far exceeding even his fellow members of a secret society which breeds for longevity.)
Some of my favorites from Lazarus —
“Get off a shot fast! This upsets him long enough to make your second shot perfect.”
“A ‘pacifist male’ is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described pacifists are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger.”
“There is only one way to console a widow. But remember the risk.”
“Never appeal to a man’s ‘better nature.’ He may not have one. Invoking his ‘self-interest’ gives you more leverage.”
“You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.”
“Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.”
“People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy half a slug who must tighten his belt.”
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal. fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
“Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy.”
“Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny.”
“If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business because we’d be cynical. Well that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”
(Sorry for the long post but Ray Bradbury was a treasure.)
I enjoyed his writings.
RIP, Mr. Bradbury.
He also called Michael Moore a “perfect a$$hole”.
I first found Bradbury in 7th grade. Wow.
Would love to know what Bradbury had to say about Clinton....
A great writer and a visionary. Heard him speak about 45 years ago.