All my stories are like the Greek and Roman myths, and the Egyptian myths, and the Old and New Testament.
Interpretation
Bradbury compares his stories to ancient myths and religious texts, highlighting their timeless and universal themes.
Ray Bradbury suggests that his narratives possess a similar depth and significance as the myths from Greek, Roman, and Egyptian cultures, as well as the stories found in the Old and New Testament. This implies that his storytelling transcends ordinary narratives, aiming to convey profound truths about the human experience, much like traditional myths that offer moral and cultural lessons.
In practice
In a literary discussion about the influence of mythology on modern storytelling.
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 a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he is no longer a critic; he is a censor.
Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the morning can only produce writing that matches what they do. And that includes me.
Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.
I always like to see if the art across the street is better than mine.
In a way, the characters often do take over.
I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating...anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us-I think this world would be unlivable without art and I thank you.
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