Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then theyβll feel theyβre thinking, theyβll get a sense of motion without moving. And theyβll be happy, because facts of that sort donβt change. Donβt give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy. β¨ Ray Bradbury (2016). Fahrenheit 451, p.30, Hamilton Books
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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. β¨ Zen in the Art of Writing. Book by Ray Bradbury, 1990.
- In order for a thing to be horrible it has to suffer a change you can recognize. β¨ Ray Bradbury (2013). The October Country, p.25, Harper Collins
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