Garrett, said Stendahl, do you know why I've done this to you? Because…

Ray Bradbury
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Garrett, said Stendahl, do you know why I've done this to you? Because you burned Mr. Poe's books without really reading them. You took other people's advice that they needed burning. Otherwise you'd have realized what I was going to do to you when we came down here a moment ago. Ignorance is fatal, Mr. Garrett. ✨ Ray Bradbury (2000). Bradbury Stories
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