We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that our very existence defies the odds of the universe's complexities.
Ray Bradbury highlights the extraordinary nature of human existence amidst a vast and often chaotic universe. The quote invites reflection on the improbability of life and emphasizes the significance of our being, encouraging a sense of wonder about our place in the cosmos and the miraculous nature of existence itself.
In practice
During a speech about the wonders of science and existence, one might use this quote to inspire awe.
I've written about 2,000 short stories; I've only published 300 and I feel I'm still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer. Ray Bradbury, 1967 interview (Doing the Math - that means for every story he sold, he wrote six "un-publishable" ones. Keep typing!)
I never went to college, so I went to the library.
There must be something in books, something we canβt imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You donβt stay for nothing.
I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.
The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it'd be better for his health.
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
When the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power, but it is not used to harm people.
Death like a lover, caressing him, promising him peace, running its fingers through his hair, its tongue in his ear. She put her own two fingers in her mouth. Im so sorry. And pulled the trigger
It's useful to go out of this world and see it from the perspective of another one.
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
If our 'message' is anything, it's a positive approach to life. That life is basically good. People are basically good.
If you want me again look for me under your boot soles.
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