The Wisdom Letter #155

5 quotes from Ray Bradbury (1920–2012)

✹ For today's Wisdom Letter, we have carefully curated five bite-sized quotes from the American author and screenwriter, Ray Bradbury (1920–2012).

Quote № 01:

“People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better.”

— Ray Bradbury

Quote № 02:

“Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they seem almost to be born that way. They bruise easier, tire faster, cry quicker, remember longer and, as I say, get sadder younger than anyone else in the world. I know, for I'm one of them.”

— Ray Bradbury

Quote № 03:

“Libraries raised me. I don't believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don't have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldn't go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years.”

— Ray Bradbury

Quote № 04:

“Most of us can't rush around, talk to everyone, know all the cities of the world, we haven't time, money or that many friends. The things you're looking for... are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine per cent of them is in a book.”

— Ray Bradbury

Quote № 05:

“I'm not afraid. When you live as long as I've lived, you lose that, too. I never liked lobster in my life, and mainly because I'd never tried it. On my eightieth birthday I tried it. I can't say I'm greatly excited over lobster still, but I have no doubt as to its taste now, and I don't fear it. I dare say death will be a lobster, too, and I can come to terms with it.”

— Ray Bradbury

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✺ Today’s Questions

Three philosophical questions to foster your curiosity:

Question № 01:

Is the propensity for sadness in certain individuals an inherent trait, a response to the world, or a combination of both, and what does this suggest about human emotional diversity?

Question № 02:

How does self-directed learning through libraries compare to formal education in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and intellectual independence?

Question № 03:

Does the act of confronting fears, such as trying new experiences or contemplating death, diminish fear itself, or does it simply shift the focus to new uncertainties?

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