"They walked still farther and the girl said, "Is it true t… - Ray Bradbury

"They walked still farther and the girl said, "Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?"
No. Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it."
Strange. I heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames.

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Ray Douglas Bradbury (22 August 1920 – 5 June 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer.

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Birth Name: Raymond Douglas Bradbury

Native Name: Ray Douglas Bradbury

Alternative Names: Elliott, William • William Elliott

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When rivers flooded, when fire fell from the sky, what a fine place the library was, the many rooms, the books. With luck, no one found you. How could they! — when you were off to Tanganyika in '98, Cairo in 1812, Florence in 1492!?

How do you get so empty? he wondered. Who takes it out of you?

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