In my later years I have looked in the mirror each day and found a hap…

Ray Bradbury
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In my later years I have looked in the mirror each day and found a happy person staring back. Occasionally I wonder why I can be so happy. The answer is that every day of my life I've worked only for myself and for the joy that comes from writing and creating. The image in my mirror is not optimistic, but the result of optimal behavior. ✨ Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars. Book by Ray Bradbury, 2005.
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