It could reach up and grab the moon.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that ambition and desire can lead to extraordinary achievements.
In this quote, Ray Bradbury illustrates the power of human aspiration and imagination. To 'reach up and grab the moon' symbolizes the pursuit of lofty dreams and goals—encouraging individuals to aim high and believe in their potential to achieve seemingly impossible feats. It serves as a reminder to push boundaries and let our dreams guide us to greater heights.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students to pursue their dreams.
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 can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t 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.
Once you choose hope, anything's possible
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
You have many years ahead of you to create the dreams that we can't even imagine dreaming. You have done more for the collective unconscious of this planet than you will ever know.
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
But again and again, we should reflect back to the darkness of the cocoon. In order to inspire ourselves forward, we must look back to see the contrast with the place we came from. You see, we cannot reject the world of the cocoon - which out which we may create a new cocoon. When we see the suffering that occured in the old cocoon, that inspires us to go forward in our journey of warriorship. It is a journey that is unfolding within us.
When kids want a picture or autograph, you reflect later on and realize you did something good. Then you see them come back five years later, they're all grown up, have their own lives and they tell you how much you inspired them. You're like, 'Whoa.'
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