“The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool.”

— Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine, 1957

About Ray Bradbury

1920 – 2012

American author of "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles".

“While our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all.”

“Science-fiction balances you on the cliff. Fantasy shoves you off.”

“Disbelief is catching. It rubs off on people.”

“The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living.”

“My motto, As I live and learn, is: Dig And Be Dug In Return.”

“I think that the reason to live is to learn.”

“Let us learn from the lips of death the lessons of life.”

“There are noble books but one wants the breath of life sometimes.”

“To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.”