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"Do What You Love And Love What You Do"

Posted on July 29, 2009 at 9:41 AM

Ray Bradbury tells us "Do what you love and love what you do." Simple but profound words to live by, aspire to, and embrace.

Ray's long love affair with life is clear. "Live forever!" continues to be his mantra. An indomitable life force, word magician, and simply a great guy, he is living his dreams and has become a legend in his own time.

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of my website, sit back and enjoy these brand-new clips featuring Ray Bradbury!

*A graphic novel of Bradbury's classic, Fahrenheit 451, is discussed on NPR's "All Things Considered." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106929166&ps=cprs

*A wonderful tribute to Ray Bradbury on NPR by writer, Alice Hoffman. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104429516&ft=3&f=5432412

*Click on this link, and you will discover two video clips of Ray, one short clip for impatient firemen types who start fires and one longer for all the life-savoring Clarisse's out there. http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780809051014&m_type=2&m_contentid=883261#video

Ray & me after our poetry reading in Venice, CA.

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2 Comments

Reply laura7

06:52 PM on August 09, 2009

Thanks, Stendhal! Wow, what a tribute!!

Bradbury is, indeed, a legend in his own time. I hope that he reads your wonderful comments!

I'm having fun with my website/blog. I hope to post more often, so stop in again anytime!

Reply Stendhal

07:00 PM on August 08, 2009

Firstly, congratulations are in order for the one year anniversary of the site. Your words, like Mr. Bradbury's are invaluable to my own inspirations. As for Ray Bradbury, I feel like lately many adaptations are popping up here and there ie. the graphic novel. This tells me one thing. Ray Bradbury has achieved in his own lifetime what Shakespeare, Dickinson and The Bible have done well after their death. By extention, it is also clear to me what lies ahead for Laura Bentley. Soon we will see "Lake Effect" the mini series and film versions of her novels. Good luck and please continue your www adventures,
-Stendhal