“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it. It’s like boats. You keep your motor on so you can steer with the current. And when you hear the sound of the waterfall coming nearer and nearer, tidy up the boat, put on your best tie and hat, and smoke a cigar right up till the moment you go over. That’s a triumph’
— Ray Bradbury, [easyazon_link identifier=”0061131555″ locale=”US” tag=”wells01-20″]Farewell Summer[/easyazon_link]
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Yea, so good!
I need to reread that one as well. Thx for reminding me.
“Life should be touched, not strangled.” Love it. Also thoroughly enjoyed Fahrenheit 451 recently. I’ll have to check out more of his stuff.
That is so awesome. Thanks for sharing!
I haven’t read Farewell Summer by I fell in love with Ray Bradbury in middle school. I forgot to bring a book to class for reading time which was rare but I was a book nerd. My teacher let me loan a book from her shelf of books. I grabbed The Illustrated Man. The cover caught my attention because I’ve always loved tattoos. To this day, it’s one of my favorite books or is it considered a book of short stories? Either way, I fell in love & never returned my book to my teacher. Oops.