I sent a copy of this photo to Ray a few months ago. I do hope he enjoyed it. :-) I thought I'd share...


"The things you're looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine per cent of them is in a book. Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore."

--Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

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This certainly shows Ray's anti-religious bias, at least way back in his 1953 self-righteous period.

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Originally posted by sungazing:

Wow - that's one large book! It would wear me out just turning the pages.

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Originally posted by Phil Knox:
This certainly shows Ray's anti-religious bias, at least way back in his 1953 self-righteous period.

I don't see that at all.

I guess if you're looking for something, you'll surely find it.

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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
Wow - that's one large book!

No: small book; very small person.

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Originally posted by philnic:
No: small book; very small person.

Grant Williams, perhaps?

He never did become a big star.

I agree with Doug Spaulding. That F451 quote is utterly lacking in self-righteousness; it is the least self-righteous remark on the board.

This is a lot of flame:
http://www.librarything.com/work/4248/covers/