Orwell was dealing with communism and his disillusionment with communism in Russia and what he saw the communists do in Spain. His novel was a response to those political situations. Whereas I was interested in more things than the political atmosphere. I was considering the whole social atmosphere: the impact of TV and radio and the lack of education. I could see the coming event of schoolteachers not teaching reading anymore. The less they taught, the more you wouldn't need books.
Ray BradburyThe critics are generally wrong, or they're fifteen, twenty years late. It's a great shame. They miss out on a lot.
Ray BradburyI spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college.
Ray Bradbury(...) And metaphors like cats behind your smile, Each one wound up to purr, each one a pride, Each one a fine gold beast you've hid inside (...)
Ray Bradbury