Everything of mine is permeated with my love of ideas-both big and small. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it grabs me and holds me, facinates me. And then I'll run out and something about it... I write for fun.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of passion and enthusiasm in creativity and writing.
Ray Bradbury highlights the intrinsic connection between love for ideas and the creative process. He expresses that his work is driven by a fascination with various concepts, regardless of their size, and that the joy of writing for fun is what propels his creativity. This love of ideas serves as the foundation for his artistic expression.
In practice
In a writing workshop to encourage participants to pursue their creative interests.
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!)
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